Geir
Geir (more rarely Geirr ) is a male given name .
Origin and meaning
Geir is a Norwegian and Icelandic name as a short form of Old Norse names that contain the element geirr meaning " spear ".
Name bearer
- Geir Andersen (* 1964), Norwegian Nordic combined athlete
- Geir Jørgen Bekkevold (* 1963), Norwegian politician
- Geir Inge Berg (* 1979), Norwegian cyclist
- Geir Andre Erlandsen (* 1976), Norwegian table tennis player
- Geir Frigård (* 1970), Norwegian soccer player and soccer coach
- Geir Haarde (* 1951), Icelandic politician and former Prime Minister
- Geir Hallgrímsson (1925–1990), Icelandic politician and Prime Minister
- Geir Ivarsøy (1957-2006), Norwegian software developer
- Geir Adelsten Iversen (* 1954), Norwegian politician
- Geir Jenssen (* 1962), Norwegian musician and photographer
- Geir Johnson (* 19 **), Norwegian ski jumper
- Geir Karlstad (* 1963), Norwegian speed skater
- Geir Lundestad (* 1945), Norwegian historian
- Geir Lysne (* 1965), Norwegian jazz musician, composer and big band leader
- Geir Moen (* 1969), Norwegian athlete
- Geir Pollestad (* 1978), Norwegian politician
- Geir Inge Sivertsen (* 1965), Norwegian politician
- Geirr Tveitt (1908–1981), Norwegian composer and pianist
- Geir Vídalín (1761–1823), Icelandic bishop of Skálholt
- Geir Atle Wøien (* 1975), Norwegian ski jumper