Gyr
Gyr stands for:
- Giga-year , an abbreviation commonly used in astronomy for a billion years
- Gyr (river) , the headwaters of the Gyronde in France
- Gir (zebu) , a breed of zebu cattle
GYR stands for:
- IATA airport code for Phoenix Goodyear Airport
Gyr is a family name for the following people:
- Adelrich Gyr (also: Gyr-Wickart; 1843–1928), Swiss entrepreneur
- Josy Gyr (1949–2007), Swiss politician
- Karl Heinrich Gyr (1879–1946), Swiss entrepreneur
- Mario Gyr (* 1985), Swiss rower
- Wysel Gyr (1927–1999), Swiss television editor and presenter
- Ueli Gyr (* 1945), Swiss folklorist and university professor
See also:
- Landis + Gyr , a Swiss manufacturer of meters and systems for measuring energy consumption