Géraldine name meaning
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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
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
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 0 | 13 | 883 | 2088 |
 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 |
 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 |
 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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Famous people named Géraldine
- Géraldine Bazán acted in movie Espejo retrovisor
Lists having Géraldine
- Girl names beginning with G
- German Girl Names
- French Girl Names
- Baby Names that mean Spear
- Baby Names that mean Rule
Sources
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls