Giralda as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Giralda

What is the meaning of the name Giralda ?

The baby name Giralda is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: /xiˈɾalda/ (hee-RAL-dah); English approximation: /dʒɪˈrɑːldə/ (ji-RAL-dah).

Giralda is Spanish in Origin.

Giralda is a Spanish feminine name with two intertwined roots. In early modern Spanish, giralda denoted a weather vane (from girar, “to turn”), a sense that lent its name to Seville’s celebrated bell tower, La Giralda; from there it began to be used as a given name, especially in Andalusia and among Spanish-speaking communities. In parallel, Giralda aligns with the medieval Iberian and Italian feminine forms Geralda/Giraldina, ultimately from the Germanic Gerald (ger “spear” + wald “rule”).

Usage is rare but persistent: it appears sporadically in parish and civil records from the late 19th century onward, with periodic local revivals tied to Sevillian heritage and tourism. Variants and related forms include Geralda, Giraldina, Geraldina, Geraldine; masculine counterparts Giraldo, Geraldo. Diminutives Gira and Ralda occur. Meanings offered are either “weather vane; turning one” or the traditional Germanic sense “spear-rule.”

⚙ Giralda is a rare find. Our records hold just 29 recorded uses, spread over 11 countries.