Geer

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English

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Proper noun

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Geer (plural Geers)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Geer is the 4074th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8717 individuals. Geer is most common among White (88.24%) individuals.

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Dutch

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Etymology

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  • (De Ronde Venen) Attested as De Geer in 1839-1859. Derived from geer (tapering piece of land).
  • (Vijfheerenlanden) Attested as Geer (De) in 1874. Derived from geer (tapering piece of land). Named after a nearby levee, named in turn after a nearby watercourse.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Geer

Proper noun

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Geer n

  1. A hamlet in De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands
  2. A hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “geer”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Limburgish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz (spear), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoysós (throwing spear).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Geer m or f (plural Geere̩) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

  1. (archaic, chiefly masculine) spear
  2. tapered piece of fabric

Usage notes

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  • The feminine gender appears to be becoming more dominant, though many speakers also still use the masculine gender.