Geraldine

/dʒɛɹəldˈin/

Geraldine

English Adj Top 22,213

Definition

Of or pertaining to the medieval FitzGerald dynasty of Ireland.

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.