Given name & surname · also German
Gier
“spear”
Gier is a surname from Middle High German, ultimately from Old High German. It is used in German.
Original GermanGere
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Gier comes from Middle High German, and ultimately from Old High German.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle High German gir, from Old High German giri.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Gier’s family of names
In German usage, Gier as a surname has a related form in Gere. In German usage, Gier as a surname has a related form in Gear. In German usage, Gier as a surname has a related form in Geer.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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