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Geary

Geary proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Geary (countable and uncountable, plural Gearys)

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

Forms of Geary

pluralGearys

Origin of Geary

* 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.

Words formed from Geary

Questions about Geary

What does Geary mean?
Geary means a surname.
What part of speech is Geary?
Geary is a proper noun.

Words near Geary in the dictionary

  1. geartrain
  2. geartrains
  3. gearwheel
  4. gearwheels
  5. gearwork
  6. Geary
  7. Geary County
  8. Gearys
  9. Gearys Flat
  10. geas
  11. geasa

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