Geir

Geir ( rare Geirr ) is a male first name.

Origin and Meaning

Geir is a Norwegian and Icelandic name as a short form of Old Norse names containing the element Geirr meaning " spear ".

Bearers of the name

• Geir Andersen (born 1964 ), Norwegian nordic combined
• Geir Inge Berg ( born 1979 ), Norwegian cyclist
• Geir Erlandsen Andre (born 1976 ), Norwegian table tennis players
• Geir Frigård (born 1970 ), Norwegian football player and football coach
• Geir Haarde ( b. 1951 ), Icelandic politician and former Prime Minister
• Geir Hallgrímsson (1925-1990), Icelandic politician and Prime Minister
• Geir Ivarsøy (1957-2006), Norwegian software developer
• Geir Jenssen (born 1962 ), Norwegian musician and photographer
• Geir Johnson ( * 19 **), Norwegian ski jumper
• Geir Karlstad ( b. 1963 ), Norwegian speed skater
• Geir LUNDESTAD ( b. 1945 ), Norwegian historian
• Geir Lysne (born 1965 ), Norwegian jazz musician, composer and big band leader
• Geir Moen (born 1969 ), Norwegian athlete
• Geirr Tveitt (1908-1981), Norwegian composer and pianist
• Geir Vídalín (1761-1823), Icelandic bishop of Skálholt
• Geir Atle Wøien ( b. 1975 ), Norwegian ski jumper