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Geraldine

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

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Origin
Germanic

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.

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A female given name from the Germanic languages.

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