Geert is a

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

given name of Germanic origin, equivalent to the

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

Gerd Gerd or GERD may refer to: * Gerd (given name), a list of people with the given name or nickname * Gerd (moon), a moon of Saturn * Gerd Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica * Gastroesophageal reflux disease, a chronic symptom of mucosal damage ...

and the

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Gerry Gerry is both a surname and a masculine or feminine given name. As a given name, it is often a short form (hypocorism) of Gerard, Gerald or Geraldine. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814), fifth US vice presi ...

. The name is a condensed form of

Gerard Gerard is a masculine forename of Proto-Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constituents put together. In this ca ...

, itself a combination of the Germanic words ''ger'' (spear) and ''hard'' (strong or brave) meaning "strong" or "brave with the spear". The name's common female equivalent is Geertje. The pronunciation of the name varies slightly, depending on whether or not the speaker uses a variety of Dutch which distinguishes between the phonemes and . While speakers of most northern varieties of Dutch, which do not distinguish between the two phonemes, will pronounce the name as or , speakers of southern varieties will generally pronounce it as {{IPA, �eːrt. Although Geert is a name in its own right, it is often the given name of persons who are formally called

or Gerardus. The latter name refers usually to saints

Gerard of Toul Gerard (french: Geraud; German ''Gerhard''; c. 935 – 23 April 994) was a German prelate who served as the Bishop of Toul from 963 until his death. His entrance into the priesthood came about due to his mother being struck dead in a lightning s ...

Gerard Majella Gerard Majella (; 6 April 1726 – 16 October 1755) was an Italian lay brother of the Congregation of the Redeemer, better known as the Redemptorists, who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church. His intercession is sought for children, ...

People with the given name

Geert Bakker Geert Alle Bakker (15 January 1921 in Appingedam – 7 August 1993 in Warmond) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. With crew Pieter Keijzer and Harald de Vla ...

(1921–1993), Dutch sailor *

Geert Egberts Boer Geert Egberts Boer was the docent of what became Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, from 1876 to 1902. Boer was born in Roderwolde, in the Netherlands and graduated in 1864 from the theological school in Kampen. Afterwards he joined the ...

(1832–1904), American college president *

Geert Adriaans Boomgaard Geert Adriaans Boomgaard (21 September 1788; baptized 23 September 1788 Geert Bourgeois Geert Albert Bourgeois (; born 6 July 1951) is a Belgian politician of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), which he founded in 2001, who is currently serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. He previously served as the Minister-Pr ...

(born 1951), Belgian politician *

Geert Broeckaert Geert Broeckaert (;In isolation, ''Geert'' is pronounced . born 15 November 1960) is a former Belgian professional football player and a football coach. Career Broeckaert was a youth product of AA Gent, but at the age of 17 he moved to Cercle B ...

(born 1960), Belgian football player *

Geert Brusselers Geert Brusselers (born January 6, 1970 in Eindhoven, Netherlands) is a Dutch football coach and a former player. He manages the Under-19 squad of PSV. Club career Geert began his football career with the amateurs of BSC Roosendaal and Valkensw ...

(born 1970), Dutch football player * Geert Chatrou (born 1969), Dutch musician * Geert Cirkel (born 1978), Dutch rower *

Geert den Ouden Gijsbertus Cornelis "Geert" den Ouden (born 24 July 1976) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. While at Djurgårdens IF, he became the first-ever Dutchman to play in Allsvenskan and helped the team win the 2003 All ...

(born 1976), Dutch football player *

Geert De Vlieger Geert De Vlieger (; born 16 October 1971) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career De Vlieger was born in Dendermonde. He started his career in his home country playing for Anderlecht and Beveren before mo ...

(born 1971), Belgian football player *

Geert De Vos Geert De Vos (born 6 October 1981) is a Belgian darts player. His nickname is "Foxy". Career In 2012, De Vos qualified for the first time for BDO World Darts Championship; this performance led to a wildcard for the Zuiderduin Masters. During ...

(born 1981), Belgian dart player *

Geert Groote Gerard Groote (October 1340 – 20 August 1384), otherwise ''Gerrit'' or ''Gerhard Groet'', in Latin ''Gerardus Magnus'', was a Dutch Catholic deacon, who was a popular preacher and the founder of the Brethren of the Common Life. He was a key figu ...

(1340–1384), Dutch preacher *

Geert Hammink Geert Hendrik Hammink (born 12 July 1969) is a Dutch former basketball player and current coach. He is the current head coach of the Skyliners Frankfurt of the German Basketball Bundesliga. He was selected by the Orlando Magic in the first round ...

(born 1969), Dutch basketball player *

Geert Hofstede Gerard Hendrik (Geert) Hofstede (2 October 1928 – 12 February 2020) was a Dutch social psychologist, IBM employee, and Professor Emeritus of Organizational Anthropology and International Management at Maastricht University in the Netherla ...

(born 1928), Dutch psychologist *

Geert Hoste Geert Hoste (born 1 July 1960) is a Flemish cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub wit ...

(born 1960), Belgian cabaret performer *

Geert Huinink Geert Huinink () (born 29 April 1971) is a Dutch electronic music producer and classical composer. His compositions have been released under many different aliases. There is little published about him, but his name has surfaced around some influent ...

, Dutch musician *

Geert Jan Jansen Geert Jan Jansen (born 1943) is a Dutch painter and art forger, who was arrested in 1994. Geert Jan Jansen was born in Waalre in the Netherlands. His engineer father was fond of art and Jansen became an art student. He befriended a US art dealer ...

(born 1943), Dutch painter and art forger *

Geert Lambert Geert Lambert (born 28 February 1967) is a Belgian politician and lawyer. He was the president of Spirit (Belgium), Spirit, a Flemish political party, from 2004 until 2007, when he was succeeded by Bettina Geysen. In 2003 he became a member of the ...

(born 1967), Belgian politician *

Geert Lap Gerardus Johannes (Geert) Lap (born Venlo, 24 December 1951- 26 April 2017 ) was a Dutch ceramist, known for his new approach to ceramics characterized as clay minimalism. Life and work Geert Lap studied at the AKV St. Joost from 1974 to 1976, ...

(born 1951), Dutch ceramist *

Geert Lotsij Gerhard Oswald "Geert" Lotsij (13 January 1878 in Dordrecht – 29 June 1959 in Hilversum) was a Dutch rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports ...

(1878–1959), Dutch rower *

Geert Lovink Geert Lovink (born 1959, Amsterdam) is the founding director of the Institute of Network Cultures, whose goals are to explore, document and feed the potential for socio-economical change of the new media field through events, publications and open ...

(born 1959), Dutch media theorist * Geert Mak (born 1946), Dutch journalist and historian *

Geert Meijer Geert Meijer (born 15 March 1951) is a Dutch association football, football manager and former professional player. Playing career Born in Sellingen, Meijer played as a Midfielder#Winger, left winger, and began his professional career in 1972 wi ...

(born 1951), Dutch football manager *

Geert Omloop Geert Omloop (born 12 February 1974) is a Belgium, Belgian former professional road racing cyclist who was born in Herentals. He is the cousin of fellow cyclist Wim Omloop and the son of Marcel Omloop. He turned professional in 1997 having raced ...

(born 1974), Belgian cyclist * Geert Pijnenburg (1896–1980), Belgian writer *

Geert Reuten Thaddeus Antonius Gerardus Maria (Geert) Reuten (born 16 April 1946 in Heerlen) is a Dutch economist and former politician. On behalf of the Socialist Party (Netherlands), Socialist Party (SP) he was a senator in the First Chamber (upper house) ...

(born 1946), Dutch economist and politician *

Geert Arend Roorda Geert Arend Roorda (, born 2 March 1988) is a Dutch former professional association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Early career Roorda started out by playing for amateur club "vv Noordbergum" but since he was eight y ...

(born 1988), Dutch football player *

Geert Rouwenhorst K. Geert Rouwenhorst is the Robert B. and Candice J. Haas Professor at Yale School of Management and Deputy Director for International Financial Center at Yale. He is also a partner at SummerHaven Investment management. His work has traced the hi ...

, Dutch-born American economist *

Geert van Beijeren Geert van Beijeren (Leeuwarden 20 November 1933 – Slootdorp 6 March 2005) was a Dutch gallerist at Art & Project, curator and art collectors in the Netherlands, known with Adriaan van Ravesteijn for their pioneering role in the field of concept ...

(1933–2005), Dutch art dealer *

Geert Van Bondt Geert Van Bondt (born 18 November 1970, in Ninove) is a retired Belgian cyclist. Palmarès ;1992 :3rd Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig ;1993 :4th stage Tour of Belgium amateurs :2nd Tour de Wallonie ;1995 :3rd Nokere Koerse ;1996 :2 ...

(born 1970), Belgian cyclist *

Geert Van Calster Geert Van Calster (born 1970) is a Belgian lawyer and legal scholar, focusing on conflict of laws (private international law), international trade law, EU and international environmental law, and EU economic law. He is full professor of Law at KU Le ...

(born 1970), Belgian lawyer * Geert Van de Walle (1964–1988), Belgian cyclist *

Geert Jan van Gelder Gerard Jan Henk van Gelder FBA (born 10 June 1947) is a Dutch academic who was the Laudian Professor of Arabic at the University of Oxford from 1998 to 2012. Life After completing his secondary education at the Vossius Gymnasium Amsterdam, Van G ...

(born 1947), Dutch academic *

Geert van Turnhout Geert van Turnhout (French: ''Gérard de Turnhout''; c. 1520 – 15 September 1580) was a Flemish composer, who became master of the Flemish chapel (capilla flamenca) in Spain. He was born in Turnhout. He had a younger brother, also a composer, Ja ...

(1520–1580), Flemish composer *

Geert van Wou Geert van Wou (1440, Hintham—December 1527, Kampen) was a well-known Dutch bellfounder. He is best known today for the Maria Gloriosa (1497) of Erfurt Cathedral. The son of a bellfounder, he is considered one of the most important bellfounders ...

(1440–1527), Dutch bell maker * Geert Versnick (born 1956), Belgian politician *

Geert Wilders Geert Wilders (; born 6 September 1963) is a Dutch politician who has led the Party for Freedom (''Partij voor de Vrijheid'' – PVV) since he founded it in 2006. He is also the party's leader in the House of Representatives (''Tweede Kamer'' ...

(born 1963), Dutch politician

Fictional characters

* Geert, in August Bournonville's comic ballet ''

The Kermesse in Bruges ''The Kermesse in Bruges, or The Three Gifts'' is a burlesque ballet in three acts created by the Danish ballet master and choreographer August Bournonville to music by Holger Simon Paulli, first performed by the Royal Danish Ballet on 4 Apri ...

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