GEIR

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

See also HER and JER

Ancient Germanic

*ʒaiRaR = 'spear' [1]
*ʒaiRaz = 'spear' [2]
*ʒaiRa- = 'spear' [2]
*gaiza = 'spear' (with iron head), (pointed) 'staff' [3]
*gaira = 'spear' (with iron head), (pointed) 'staff' [3]

Proto-Norse

-gaiRaR = 'spear' [4]
*|*-gaiRaR = 'spear' [5]
*gaizaz = 'spear' [6]

Old Norse

geirr = 'spear' [7] [8] [1] [4] [2] [9] [5] [10]

Gothic

*gails = 'spear' [3] [2]
*gail-s = 'spear' [11]

Old Swedish

gēr = 'spear' [1]

Old Saxon

gêr = 'spear' [12] [3]
gēr = 'spear' [2]

Old High German

gêr = 'spear' [3]
gēr = 'spear' [13]

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)
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

References

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