Geil

See also: geil

English

Etymology

From the German surname, from the adjective geil (“happy, lustful, boisterous”).

Proper noun

Geil (plural Geils)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Geil is the 20421^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1301 individuals. Geil is most common among White (90.39%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Egli, Gile, Lieg, glei, lige

Hunsrik

Noun

Geil

1. plural of Gaul

Old High German

Alternative forms

• Gelo, Geli, Cailo

Etymology

From geil (“elatus”), from Proto-West Germanic *Gail, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Gailaz.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Geil

1. a male given name

Inflection

Declension of Gail (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	Gail	Gailā, Gaila
accusative	Gail	Gailā, Gaila
genitive	Gailes	Gailo
dative	Gaile	Gailum
instrumental	Gailu	—

Descendants

• German: Gayl
• →? Lithuanian: Gailas
• →? Polish: Gieło

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Geil

1. plural of Gaul