Geir
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Geirr, whence also Geirur.
Proper noun edit
Geir m
- a male given name
Usage notes edit
Patronymics
- son of Geir: Geirsson
- daughter of Geir: Geirsdóttir
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Geir |
Accusative | Geir |
Dative | Geiri |
Genitive | Geirs |
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Geirr, from geirr (“spear”) (whence also geir).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Geir m
- a male given name
Declension edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Revived in the end of the 19th century; from Old Norse Geirr, from geirr (“spear”). Also a short form of compound names with this element. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Geir and Swedish Ger.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Geir m (definite Geiren)
- a male given name from Old Norse
Related terms edit
- geir (“spear”) (see that for given names)
References edit
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Geir”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
- Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 22 185 males with the given name Geir living in Norway on January 1st 2023, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 1st April, 2023.