Geary

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English gery →
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Meanings

proper nounGeary (countable and uncountable, plural Gearys)

plural Gearys

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. A place name:
    1. countableuncountableA crofting community in the north of the Isle of Skye, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NG2661).
    2. countableuncountableA rural community of Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.
    3. countableuncountableA ghost town in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States, named after John W. Geary.
    4. countableuncountableA minor city in Blaine County and Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States, named after Edmund Guerrier.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishgery“unpredictable”
  2. EnglishGeary

* As an Irish surname, from Ó Gadhra, from gadhar (“hound”) * As an English surname, from gar (“spear”), as well as a nickname derived from Middle English gery (“unpredictable”) * As a German surname, from Gehring and Gehrig.

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Anagrams

yagerGareygayerragey
Cite this entry
APA

Geary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Geary

MLA

“Geary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Geary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Geary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Geary.

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