Geraldine

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Geraldine is a feminine given name of Germanic origin that has been borne by various notable figures, including actress Geraldine Chaplin.

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Geraldine canonical 23

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Predicate Object
instanceOf feminine given name
given name
component ger
wald
componentMeaning ger means spear
wald means rule
derivedFrom Gerald
gender feminine
hasCategory English feminine given names
Feminine given names of Germanic origin
hasDiminutive Dina
Geri
Gerry
linked to: Gerald
hasLanguageOfUse English
French
Irish
hasNotableBearer Geraldine A. Ferraro
linked to: Geraldine Ferraro

Geraldine Chaplin
Geraldine Ferraro
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Geraldine James
Geraldine McEwan
Geraldine Page
Geraldine Somerville
hasOrigin Germanic languages
hasPopularityPeak mid-20th century
hasVariant Geraldene
Geralyn
Jeraldene
linked to: Geraldene

Jeralyn
linked to: Geralyn
isFeminineFormOf Gerald
meaning ruler with the spear
spear ruler
nameType personal name
typicalUsageRegion France
Ireland
United Kingdom
United States
usedSinceCentury 19th century

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Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Geraldine Chaplin givenName Geraldine
Geraldine Ferraro givenName Geraldine
Geraldine Granger givenName Geraldine
Geraldine Fitzgerald givenName Geraldine
Geraldine Somerville givenName Geraldine
Geraldine McEwan givenName Geraldine
Geraldine James givenName Geraldine
Sir Leoline isDeceivedBy Geraldine
Geraldene variantOf Geraldine
Geraldene derivedFrom Geraldine
Geraldene hasSpellingVariant Geraldine
Geraldene isLessCommonThan Geraldine
Geri shortFormOf Geraldine
Geri derivedFrom Geraldine
Geri isGivenNameFormOf Geraldine
Geraldine Jewsbury givenName Geraldine
Geralyn isVariantOf Geraldine
Geralyn derivesFrom Geraldine
Geraldine Brooks givenName Geraldine
subject linked to: Geraldine Brooks (novelist)
WUSA featuresCharacter Geraldine