Definition of "Geraldine"

Hunsdon did first present her to mine eyen; / Bright is her hue, and Geraldine she hight.

circa 1540 Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, Description and praise of his love Geraldine

Alberta is more like a man's name than any other name that comes from a men's, more than Georgianna which is just like a magnolia blossom or Henrietta which most people change to Etta or Geraldine which nobody ever thinks of coming from a man's Irish name like Gerald.

1936, George Weller, Clutch and Differential, Ayer, published 1970, page 196