Geraldine
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| Geraldine | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /dʒɛrəlˈdiːn/ jerr-əl-deen |
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/Name | French, Old German |
| Meaning | Spear Ruler |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Gerald, Jerald, Jeraldine |
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The feminine form of the first name Gerald. Famous women named Geraldine include:
- Geraldine Ferraro (1935-2011), United States congresswoman and 1984 Vice Presidential candidate
- Geraldine Chaplin (born 1944), actress
- Geraldine Fitzgerald (1913-2005), actress
- Geraldine Page (1924-1987), actress
- Geraldine McEwan (born 1932), actress
- Geraldine James (born 1950), actress
- Geraldine Somerville (born 1967), actress
- Géraldine Martineau, French actress
- Geri Halliwell (born 1972), pop star
- Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967), opera soprano
- Geraldine McCaughrean (born 1951), author
[edit] Places
- Geraldine, New Zealand
- United States:
[edit] Other
- Geraldine (song), by Glasvegas
- Geraldine McQueen, a fictional singer, played by Peter Kay
- Geraldine, an opera by Michael William Balfe
- "Geraldine", having to do with the FitzGerald dynasty in medieval Ireland
- "Geraldine and John", a song on Joe Jackson's album I'm the Man
- "Geraldine Jones", a character on the Flip Wilson TV show who was famous for her statement 'the devil made me do it'.
- Helga Geraldine Pataki, a fictional character in the cartoon Hey Arnold
- USS Geraldine (SP-1011), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1918
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