Given name & surname
Giralda
“one who rules with the spear”
Giralda is a variant of Geraldine. In German use, Geraldine carries the interpretation “one who rules with the spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Giralda is a variant of Geraldine. In German use, Geraldine carries the interpretation “one who rules with the spear.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Giralda is a variant of Geraldine. The history of Geraldine gives this family its wider story. The Earl of Surrey created Geraldine in the sixteenth century in a poem praising Lady Fitzgerald. Geraldine remained little used for a time before becoming more established in the eighteenth century.
Explained through its name family
Giralda’s family of names
Giralda has a related form in Geraldine.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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If you love Giralda, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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