Where does “Geraldine” come from?

Geraldine is the feminine form of Gerald, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz meaning "spear," through Latin -inus suffix, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos.

Geraldine (English): Of or pertaining to the medieval FitzGerald...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the medieval FitzGerald...

Ancestry of “Geraldine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGeraldA placename
2Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “Geraldine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaizaz →