Géraldine name meaning

Gender: Girl
Origin: Old High German
Usage: French
Meaning: Spear and Rule
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What does Géraldine mean?

Origin of Géraldine is in Old High German, meaning of Géraldine is "Spear and Governing or Rule" principally used in French is bestowed upon girls. Géraldine is resulted from Gerald. Gerald is variation of Gerwald.

Gerald is short form of Fitzgerald. Gerald is form of Gerwald in English and German languages. Gerald's meaning is Rule, Ruler of the Spear and Spear Warrior is rooted from Germanic, Old French and Old High German.

It is celebrated on May 29th.

Variants of Géraldine

Gerwald, Gerald

Names that rhyme with Géraldine

How popular is the name Géraldine?

In France, Géraldine was once a common name since emerging in 1939 it has been given to over 7568 babies. At its zenith in 1975,. However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 64 years.

In Belgium, Géraldine is a unique name where it had been in use since for 12 from 1995 to 2007 and had secured the place in top 300 names. In 1995, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 293 on girl names chart when 35 babies were named Géraldine.

Over 198 people have been named Géraldine in Belgium.

Géraldine is a common name in Switzerland while somewhat familiar name in Luxembourg and Canada. At least, 10000 people globally have been given the name as per our evaluation.

Facts

Géraldine in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands0138832088
Sweden01347
Norway01347
Denmark0060

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