Given name & surname

Geier

“vulture”

Geier is a surname from German. It is used in Czech and Slovak.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Geier goes back to German Geier, meaning “vulture.”

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Where it comes from

Geier comes from German.

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How it developed

From German Geier (“vulture”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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