GERALDINE  

Gender: F
Origin: German and French, feminine variation of GERALD
Meaning: "ruler with the spear"

Almost, but not quite as tired as her male namemate.

Variations:
Gerrie, Jeralee, Dina, Gerrilee, Gerilynn, Gerianna, Jerrie, Jeri, Jeraldine, Gerry, Jerilene, Geralyn, Geraldyna, Jeraldene, Gerdene, Gerri, Geraldene, Dyna, Gerdine, Jere, Jerry, Deena, Gerianne, Geraldeen, Geralynne, Jerroldeen, Geri, Gerrilyn, Jerrileen, Geraldyne, Gerroldine, Jeraldeen

International Variations:
Gerhardine (German) Gearóidin (Irish Gaelic) Giralda (Italian) Geralda, Geraldina (Spanish)

Geraldine is being discussed in our message boards:

• AA, BB, CC, DD....GIRLS!
• Octuplets
• Build a sibling set together!
• Seniors from 1962 yearbook
• Alphabet Babies

Read Nameberry blog posts about Geraldine:

• ADDISON & EDISON: Girl-Boy Name Equality
• THE CLEMENTINE CLIQUE: Trendy names ending in 'ine'
• MARDI GRAS NAMES: Baby Names from the Bayou