Given name & surname

Geil

“happy, lustful, boisterous”

Geil is a surname from German. It is used in English and Old High German.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Geil goes back to a word meaning “happy, lustful, boisterous.”

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Where it comes from

Geil comes from German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Geil’s family of names

In Old High German usage, Geil has a related form in CAILO. In Old High German usage, Geil has a related form in GELI. In Old High German usage, Geil has a related form in GELO.

Walk Geil’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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“vulture”

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“sandy area”

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Gierth

Gierth is a surname from German.

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