"Geir" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Faroese]

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Geir [indefinite, nominative], Geir [accusative, indefinite], Geiri [dative, indefinite], Geirs [genitive, indefinite]
Etymology: From Old Norse Geirr, whence also Geirur. Etymology templates: {{inh|fo|non|Geirr}} Old Norse Geirr Head templates: {{head|fo|proper noun|g=m}} Geir m Inflection templates: {{fo-decl-proper-noun-s-indef|Geir|Geir|Geiri|Geirs}}
  1. a male given name Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Faroese given names, Faroese male given names
    Sense id: en-Geir-fo-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Faroese entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [Icelandic]

IPA: /keiːr/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Geir [indefinite, nominative, singular], Geir [accusative, indefinite, singular], Geiri [dative, indefinite, singular], Geir [dative, indefinite, singular], Geirs [genitive, indefinite, singular]
Rhymes: -eiːr Etymology: From Old Norse Geirr, from geirr (“spear”) (whence also geir). Etymology templates: {{der|is|non|Geirr}} Old Norse Geirr Head templates: {{head|is|proper noun|g=m}} Geir m Inflection templates: {{is-decl-noun-m-s1|G|ei|r|def=-|i=?-|pl=-}}, {{is-decl-noun-base|m-s1|accp=Geira|accpd=Geirana|accs=Geir|accsd=Geirinn|datp=Geirum|datpd=Geirunum|dats=Geiri / Geir|datsd=Geirnum|def=-|genp=Geira|genpd=Geiranna|gens=Geirs|gensd=Geirsins|indef={{{indef}}}|nomp=Geirar|nompd=Geirarnir|noms=Geir|nomsd=Geirinn|pl=-|sg={{{sg}}}}}, {{is-decl-noun-base/sgindef|m-s1|accs=Geir|dats=Geiri / Geir|gens=Geirs|noms=Geir}}
  1. a male given name Wikipedia link: is:Geir Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Icelandic given names, Icelandic male given names
    Sense id: en-Geir-is-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /jɛɪːr/, /ɡɛɪːr/ (note: newer, from written form) Forms: Geiren [definite]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|nn|non|Geirr}} Old Norse Geirr, {{cog|fo,is|Geir}} Faroese and Icelandic Geir, {{cog|sv|Ger}} Swedish Ger Head templates: {{head|nn|proper noun|definite|Geiren|g=m|head=}} Geir m (definite Geiren)
  1. a male given name from Old Norse Wikipedia link: nn:Geir Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Norwegian Nynorsk given names, Norwegian Nynorsk male given names Related terms: geir (english: spear; see that for given names)
    Sense id: en-Geir-nn-name-Rrb-xLdD Categories (other): Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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