Geir

See also geir

Icelandic

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Etymology

From Old Norse Geirr, from geirr (“spear”) (whence also geir).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /keiːr/
• Rhymes: -eiːr

  Homophones: geir

Proper noun

Geir m

1. A male given name

Declension

declension of Geir

m-s1	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Geir
accusative	Geir
dative	Geiri / Geir
genitive	Geirs

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Norwegian

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Etymology

From Old Norse Geirr. A medieval given name revived in Norway in the end of the 19th century.

Proper noun

Geir

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• Asgeir, Torgeir
• Gjermund, Gjertrud

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 22 647 males with the given name Geir living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.