Geirr

== Old Norse == === Etymology === From Old Norse geirr (“spear”). Might also be a short form of Old Norse proper names with Geir- (such as Geirbrandr) or -geirr (such as Þorgeirr). In both cases from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz. Cognate to Ger- as in German Gerhard and English Gerard and to Old English gār as in English Edgar. === Proper noun === Geirr m a male given name ==== Descendants ==== Faroese: Geir, Geirur Icelandic: Geir Norwegian: Geir Swedish: Geir