Geir

See also: geir and géir

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Geirr, whence also Geirur.

Proper noun

Geir m

1. a male given name.

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Geir: Geirsson
• daughter of Geir: Geirsdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Geir
Accusative	Geir
Dative	Geiri
Genitive	Geirs

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Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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

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
• [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.