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[ 3 syll. ge-ral-di-ne, ger-ald-ine ] The girl name Geraldine is pronounced JHehRahLDIYN †. Geraldine has its origins in the Germanic language. It is used largely in English and German. The name Geraldine means 'spear rule'. Two-element name derived from ger and wald with the meanings 'spear' and 'to rule' respectively. Geraldine is the feminine version of the English and German Gerald. The name Geraldine is used to a great extent; it has 26 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Gearldine, Geraldin, Geraldina (used in Spanish too), Gerianna, Gerianne, Gerilynn, Gerrie (used in Dutch too), Jeri, Jerlene, and Jerri. Other English forms include the pet forms Geri (used in German too), Gerri, Gerry, and Jerry, and the spelling variant Jeraldine. Forms used in foreign languages include the German Geralde, the name Geraldene, the name Geraldyne, the Spanish Gerarda, the name Gerdine, the German Gerhardine, the name Gerrilyn, the French Géraldine, the Italian Giralda, the name Jeraldene, and the name Jeralee. Geraldine is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the height of its usage in 1931, 0.490% of baby girls were named Geraldine. It had a ranking of #38 then. The baby name has seen a substantial decline in frequency since then, and is currently used only on a very modest scale. Within all girl names in its family, Geraldine was nevertheless the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Geraldine include the name Geraldene, the French Géraldine, the name Jeraldene, the English Geraldin, the name Geraldyne, the English Jeraldine, and the English and Spanish Geraldina.
† Pronunciation for Geraldine: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
