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Geraldine

adj, name

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the medieval FitzGerald dynasty of Ireland. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from the Germanic languages.

    "Hunsdon did first present her to mine eyen; / Bright is her hue, and Geraldine she hight."

  2. 2
    A town in South Canterbury, New Zealand, named after the FitzGerald family.
  3. 3
    A town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.
  4. 4
    A small town in Chouteau County, Montana, United States.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Gerald + -ine. c. 1540 by the Earl of Surrey as a poetic name for Lady Elizabeth Fitzgerald, "one of the Fitzgeralds". Taken up as a given name in the 19th century, and used as a feminine form of Gerald.

Etymology 2

From Gerald + -ine. c. 1540 by the Earl of Surrey as a poetic name for Lady Elizabeth Fitzgerald, "one of the Fitzgeralds". Taken up as a given name in the 19th century, and used as a feminine form of Gerald.

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