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Geier may refer to: * Geier (surname), a surname of German origin (includes a list) * The Geier Indians, 17th century Native American group Places *Mount Geier, Antarctica Fiction *''Der Geier'' (in English ''The Vulture (Kafka)''), a short story by Franz Kafka * List of Bones characters#Marcus Geier, a character in the television show Bones Naval *''Geier (freighter)'', 1916–1917, a British freighter captured by German navy *, a German cruiser *''Geier (patrol boat)'', a German patrol boat *The ''FRG Geier'', a ship decommissioned in 1976, sold to Greece, and renamed ''Tyfon'' *Geier, the nickname for an experimental German World War II torpedo See also *Gayer (surname) *Geyer (other) *Geijer Geijer is a Swedish surname. People with this surname include: * Agnes Geijer (1898–1989), Swedish historian and archaeologist *Arne Geijer (1910–1979), trade unionist *Erik Gustaf Geijer (1783–1847), writer, composer, and historian *Eric Nev ... * {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geier (surname)
Geier is a common surname in Germany and somewhat less common among German-American people. It is also found as a French surname, and as Russian surname. The latter probably is associated with German emigration to Russia in the 17th and 18th centuries. The surname Geier is often considered to be interchangeable with Geyer, although some sources ascribe a different origin and meaning to the two surnames. German migrants to English-speaking countries often Anglicize Geier as Geyer, though this change has become less common in recent years. Similarly, Geier has often been mistakenly changed to Geyer, and vice versa in legal papers such as birth certificates and migration documents, especially in areas where the name is uncommon, or one version is vastly prevalent. Many using the surname ''Geier'' share an oral history attributing its origins to a heroic band of peasant villagers who climbed high to an aerie and clubbed to death a gigantic raptor (a ''geier'') which had been stealin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |