Geer

See also: geer

English

Etymology

• As an English surname, spelling variant of Geary
• As a German surname, from Ger (“spear”)
• As a Dutch surname, from van den Geer, from geer (“headland”)

Proper noun

Geer (plural Geers)

1. A surname.

Statistics

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

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Geer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 26.

Anagrams

• Eger, Gere, eger, egre, gree

Dutch

Etymology

• (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

• Hyphenation: Geer

Proper noun

Geer n

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

References

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

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• geer (Veldeke spelling)
• Gee̩r (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Southeast Limburgish)
  • geër (Veldeke spelling)
• Giir, Gie̩r (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)
  • gier, gieër (Veldeke spelling)
  • Giër (Eupen)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣeːʁ/, [ʝeːʁ]
• Rhymes: -eːʁ

Noun

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

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

Usage notes

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