Geraldo
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Geraldo.
Proper noun
Geraldo (plural Geraldos)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Geraldo is the 40016th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 548 individuals. Geraldo is most common among Hispanic/Latino (75.0%) and White (12.77%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Geraldo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 32.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒeˈɾaw.du/ [ʒeˈɾaʊ̯.du]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒeˈɾaw.do/ [ʒeˈɾaʊ̯.do]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒɨˈɾal.du/ [ʒɨˈɾaɫ.du]
- Hyphenation: Ge‧ral‧do
Proper noun
Geraldo m (plural Geraldos, feminine Geralda, feminine plural Geraldas)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Gerald
Related terms
Spanish
Proper noun
Geraldo m