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 [ 3 syll. ge-ral-di-ne, ger-ald-ine ] The girl name Geraldine is pronounced JHehRahLDIYN KEY. 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. Geraldine has 17 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Gearldine, Geraldin, Geraldina (used in Spanish too), 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 of Geraldine used in foreign languages include the German Geralde, the Spanish Gerarda, the German Gerhardine, the French Géraldine, and the Italian Giralda. 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 French Géraldine, the English Geraldin, the English Jeraldine, and the English and Spanish Geraldina. KEY: 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)"   |
