Geiseric

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proper noun

A male given name from Latin. Mainly Historical. Name of a Vandalic King who ruled over North Africa.

OriginLatin Geisericus ← Vandalic *Gaisarīx ← Proto-Germanic *Gaizarīks →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Gaiseric · alternative Genseric

  1. rareA male given name from Latin. Mainly Historical. Name of a Vandalic King who ruled over North Africa.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*Gaizarīks
  2. Vandalic*Gaisarīx
  3. LatinGeisericus
  4. EnglishGeiseric

From Latin Geisericus, from a later form of the Vandalic *Gaisarīx, itself from Proto-Germanic *Gaizarīks.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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