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

Icelandic

Icelandic Wikipedia has an article on:

Geir

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keiːr/
• Rhymes: -eiːr

  Homophone: geir

Proper noun

Geir m (proper noun, genitive singular Geirs)

1. a male given name

Usage notes

• Names compounded from Geir get the -i ending in the dative, though not the uncompounded name. Compare Gils, Þór and Dór.

Declension

Declension of Geir (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Geir
accusative	Geir
dative	Geir
genitive	Geirs

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “Geir”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Geir

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Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /jɛɪːr/
• (newer, from written form) IPA^(key): /ɡɛɪːr/

Proper noun

Geir m (definite Geiren)

1. a male given name from Old Norse

Related terms

• geir (“spear”) (see that for given names)

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988), “Geir”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 118
• 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.