GEIR

Name Element

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

See also HER and JER

Ancient Germanic

*ʒaiRaR = 'spear'
*ʒaiRaz = 'spear'
*ʒaiRa- = 'spear'
*gaiza = 'spear' (with iron head), (pointed) 'staff'
*gaira = 'spear' (with iron head), (pointed) 'staff'

Proto-Norse

-gaiRaR = 'spear'
*|*-gaiRaR = 'spear'
*gaizaz = 'spear'

Old Norse

geirr = 'spear'

Gothic

*gails = 'spear'
*gail-s = 'spear'

Old Swedish

gēr = 'spear'

Old Saxon

gêr = 'spear'
gēr = 'spear'

Old High German

gêr = 'spear'
gēr = 'spear'

Related Names

See *Gaizaz, Garm, Geddi, Gela, Gerika, Gero, Gerry, Gesa, Gilli, GæiRi, Jerina

Combinations

Name Element	Example
ADAL	see Adalger (German) and Æðelgár (English)
AGI	see ÁgæiRR
AI	see *Aiwigaizaz
ALA	see Alger (Norse)
ALD	see Aldger (German)
ALF	see *Albigaizaz (Norse) and Alfger (German) and Ælfgar (English); GæiRalfR (Norse)
ALM	see Álmgeirr
ANA	see *AnagæiRR and Geirǫnul
ANU	see *Anu-ʒaiRaR
AR	see Árgeir
ARN	see Arngeirr
AS	see ÁsgæiRR (Norse) and Ansgar (German)
AST	see Ástgeir (Norse)
AUD	see AuðgæiRR (Norse) and Eadgar (English)
AUR	see Ørger (Norse)
BALD	see Gerbald (German)
BEN	see Bengeirr
BJÖRN	see GæiRbiǫrn (Norse) and BiarngæiRR (Norse) and Bernger (German)
BOD	see Bodhger
BORG	see BorggæiRR and Gerburg (German)
BOT	see BótgæiRR
BRAND	see Geirbrandr (Norse) and Gerbrand (German)
BRYN	see Bryngeir
DAG	see Daggeir
DIARF	see GæiRdiarfR
DIS	see Geirdís
DYR	see DiúrgæiRR
EGG	see ÁgæiRR
EI	see Eigar
EIN	see ÆingæiRR
ELD	see Elgeir
ELI	see Elgar
ELL	see Elgar and Elgeir
EY	see ØygæiRR
FAL	see Falgeirr
FANN	see Fanngeir
FAST	see GæiRfastr and FastgæiRR
FIN	see Gerofine
FINN	see Finngeirr and Geirfinnr
FJALL	see *Felzagaizaz (Norse)
FOLK	see *Fulkagaizaz (Norse)
FREJ	see FrøygæiRR (Norse)
FRID	see Gæirreðr (Norse) and Gerfried (German); *Friþugaizaz (Norse) and Frithuger (German) and Frithugar (English)
FRÍÐ	see GæiRfríðr (Norse)
GUD	see Guðgeir
GUNN	see Gunngeir
HAD	see Geirahǫð
HALL	see Hallgeirr
HARD	see Gerhard and HarðgæiRR
HEÐIN	see HeðingæiRR
HEIL	see HæilgæiRR
HEIM	see *Haimagaizaz (Norse) and Heimger (German)
HER	see Hergeirr
HILD	see GæiRhildr (Norse) and Gerhild (German) and Hildigeir (Norse)
HJALM	see GæiRhialmR (Norse); *Helmagaizaz (Norse) and Helmiger (German) and Helmgær (English)
HOLM	see HolmgæiRR
HILD	see GæiRhildr
HJÖRT	see Geirhjörtur (Norse)
HREID	see *Hraiþgaizaz (Norse)
HROD	see *Hrōþigaizaz (Norse) and Hruodgêr (German) and Hrōðgār (English)
HULD	see Gerhold (German)
HUN	see Húngeirr (Norse)
HVAT	see GæiRhvatr (Norse) and Hvatarr (Norse)
IGUL	see ÍgulgæiRR (Norse)
ING	see IngigæiRR (Norse)
IS	see Ísgeir (Norse)
JAR	see IargæiRR (Norse)
JARN	see Járngeir (Norse)
JÓ	see IógæiRR (Norse)
JÓÐ	see Jóðgeirr (Norse)
JON	see Jóngeirr (Norse)
KETILL	see Kättilger (Norse)
KRIST	see Kristgeir (Norse)
LAK	see Gerlach (German)
LAND	see *Landagaizaz (Norse) and Lantger (German)
LAUG	see GæiRlaug (Norse)
LEIF	see GæiRlæifR (Norse)
LEIK	see GæiRlakR (Norse) and Gerlach (German)
LIN	see Gerline (German)
LIND	see Gerlind (German)
LYD	see *Leudigaizaz (Norse) and Liudiger (German) and Leodgær (English)
LÖD	see Geirlöð (Norse)
MAGN	see Magngeir (Norse)
MAL	see Málgeir (Norse)
MAR	see GæiRmarr (Norse) and Germar (German)
MARR	see Margeir (Norse)
MOD	see GæiRmóðr (Norse) and Modgeir (Norse)
MUN	see MungæiRR (Norse)
MUND	see GæiRmundr (Norse) and MundgæiRR (Norse)
NAND	see Gernand (German)
NEF	see NæfgæiRR (Norse)
NIUT	see GæiRniútr (Norse)
NOR	see Norgeir (Norse)
NOT	see Gernot (German)
NY	see Geirný (Norse)
ODD	see Oddgeirr (Norse) and Geirodd (Norse)
ORM	see OrmgæiRR (Norse)
OTT	see *Ōhtagaizaz (Norse)
RAD	see Ráðgeirr (Norse)
RIK	see Geirrekr (Norse)
RUN	see Geirrún (Norse)
SE	see SǽgæiRR (Norse)
SIG	see *Sigigaizaz (Norse) and Sicgaer (German) and Siggar (English)
SINA	see Gerosine
SKOR	see Skorargeirr (Norse)
Skǫgul	see Geirskǫgul (Norse)
SOL	see Salgeir (Norse)
STEIN	see Geirsteinn (Norse) and Steinarr (Norse)
STYR	see Styrger (Norse)
SVAN	see Svangeir (Norse)
SVART	see *SvartgæiRR (Norse)
SVEIN	see SvæingæiRR (Norse)
TRYGG	see Geirtryggur (Norse)
ULF	see GæiRulfR (Norse) and Gerolf (German) and UlfgæiRR (Norse) and Wolfger (German)
UNN	see GæiRunnr (Norse)
VAL	see Valgeir (Norse) and Gerlach (German)
VALD	see Geirvaldr (Norse) and Gerwald (German); *Waldagaizaz (Norse) and Waldegar and Wealdgær (English)
VANDILL	see Geirvandill (Norse)
VAR	see GæiRvarr (Norse), Gerwer (German) and Guilvira (Gothic)
VERR	see Virgar (Norse)
VERS	see Guilvira (Gothic)
VEST	see Vestgeirr (Norse)
VI	see VígæiRR (Norse) and GæiRví (Norse)
VID	see GæiRviðr (Norse) and *Widugaizaz (Norse) and Wideger (German)
VILD	see Geirvild (Norse)
VILL	see *Wiljagaizaz (Norse) and Williger (German) and Wilgar (English)
VIN	see Gerwin (German)
VÖR	see GæiRvǫr (Norse)
ÖL	see Geirǫlul (Norse)
ÞING	see Thingger (Norse)
ÞJOÐ	see ÞiúðgæiRR (Norse)
ÞJOF	see Geirþjófr (Norse)
ÞOR	see ÞórgæiRR (Norse) and Geirþórr (Norse)
ÞORN	see Gerthorn (Norse)
ÞRAS	see Þrasarr (Norse)
ÞRUÐ	see Gertrud (German)

See also Birgir, Geirdriful, Gervasius

First Element Forms

Gar- Gari-
Geir- Geira- Geirr-
Ger-
Gero-
Gier-
Gill-
Giær-
Gjer-
Gjør-
Guil-
Gyri-
Gæir- GæiR-
Gær-
Gör- Gør-
Hjer-
Jar- Jer- Jør-

Last Element Forms

-a -ar -arr
-er
-gaer
-gaizaz
-gar -gár -gār -gard -garius
-ge -geir -geira -geirr -ger -gêr -gert -gerus -gher
-gier -gierd -gir
-gæiRR
-gær
-je
-kar -ke -ker -keri -kert