杰拉尔丁(Geraldine)不在圣经中——它是由一位诗人在 1537 年创造的



  • Geraldine 并不出现在圣经中,而且它比大多数人想象的要年轻:诗人亨利·霍华德(Henry Howard)在 1537 年的一首十四行诗中创造了这个名字,用以赞美伊丽莎白·菲茨杰拉德夫人(Lady Elizabeth FitzGerald),他称她为“The Geraldine”。
  • 它是 Gerald 的阴性形式,源自日耳曼语 ger (意为“长矛”)和 wald (意为“统治”)——即长矛统治者。
  • 以赛亚书 2:4 中提到将长矛打成修剪用的钩子:金属被重新锻造而不是被丢弃,同样的锋刃被转而用于照料葡萄藤。
  • 经文的结尾包含了一个通常被忽略的从句——“也不再学习战事”。被收起的不仅仅是武器。
  • 唯一没有被重新锻造的长矛出现在约翰福音 19:34,那里一名士兵在执行任务时,开启了一个源头,而不是终结了一个生命。

Geraldine is not in the Bible, and it is younger than most people guess. A poet made it up in 1537. Henry Howard wrote a sonnet in praise of Lady Elizabeth FitzGerald and called her The Geraldine — taking her family name and turning it into a title. The title became a name, and it has been given to daughters ever since. What does the name Geraldine mean? It is the feminine of Gerald, which is Germanic: ger, a spear,…

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