Geraldine

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Proper noun === Geraldine A female given name from the Germanic languages. circa 1540 Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, Description and praise of his love Geraldine: Hunsdon did first present her to mine eyen; / Bright is her hue, and Geraldine she hight. A town in South Canterbury, New Zealand, named after the FitzGerald family. A town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. A small town in Chouteau County, Montana, United States. ==== Related terms ==== Jerilyn (pet forms): Geri, Gerri, Jeri, Jerri ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === Geraldine (not comparable) Of or pertaining to the medieval FitzGerald dynasty of Ireland. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === redealing, realigned, engrailed, Grande Île, Grande-Ile, Grande-Île, dregealin, Grande Ile, releading == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English Geraldine. === Proper noun === Geraldine a female given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages] == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Geraldine. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌd͡ʒeɾalˈdin/ [ˌd͡ʒɛː.ɾɐlˈd̪ɪn̪] IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˌdjeɾalˈdin/ [ˌd̪jɛː.ɾɐlˈd̪ɪn̪] Rhymes: -in Syllabification: Ge‧ral‧dine === Proper noun === Géraldíne (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜇᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔) a female given name from English