Geri is a feminine given name and a shorter form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

) of the given name Geraldine.

People

Notable people with the name include: *

Geri Allen Geri Antoinette Allen (June 12, 1957 – June 27, 2017) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. In addition to her career as a performer and bandleader, Allen was also an associate professor of music at the University of Pittsburgh ...

(born 1957), American jazz pianist and music producer *

Geri Çipi Geri Çipi (born 28 February 1976) is an Albanian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He most notably played 76 games for Gent from 2000 to 2003, and was part of the Albania national team from 1995 to 2005. He was cons ...

(born 1976), Albanian football defender *

Geri Donnelly Geraldine "Geri" Donnelly (born 30 November 1965) is a Canadian former soccer player. A midfielder, she represented Canada at the 1995 and 1999 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup and was named Canadian Player of the Year in 1996 and 1999. Donn ...

(born 1965), Canadian association football midfielder * Geri Doran (born 1966), American academic * Geri Evans (born 1940), American politician and teacher * Geri Hall (born 1972), Canadian actress and comedian *

Geri Halliwell Geraldine Estelle Horner (née Halliwell; born 6 August 1972) is an English singer, songwriter, author, and actress. She rose to prominence in the 1990s as Ginger Spice, a member of the girl group the Spice Girls. With over 100 million records ...

(born 1972), English singer and songwriter, member of the Spice Girls *

Geri Hoo Geri Hoo (1939 - Dec. 29, 2007) was an American actress and beauty pageant titleholder. Hoo was Miss Hawaii Universe 1958. Early life In 1939, Hoo was born. Hoo's father was Herbert N. Hoo. Hoo's mother was Amy Kui Kiao Hoo (1920-2000), a real ...

(1939–2007), American actress *

Geri Huser Geri D. Huser (born July 14, 1963) is a Democratic party politician. She served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1996 to 2011. Education Huser graduated from Southeast Polk High School and later received a BA in social work from Briar ...

(born 1963), American politician * Geri Jewell (born 1956), American actress * Geri M. Joseph (born 1923), American journalist, academic and political figure *

Geri Larkin P'arang Geri Larkin, born Geraldine Kapp Willis, is founder and former head teacher of Still Point Zen Buddhist Temple, a Korean Chogye center in Detroit, Michigan. The name Geri Larkin is a pen name. She graduated from Barnard College in 1973. ...

, American Buddhist * Geri Malaj (born 1989), Albanian footballer *

Geri Mandagi Gerri Martin Milliam Mandagi (born 12 June 1988) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga 1 club Bali United. Club career Mitra Kukar Gerri Mandagi was signed for Mitra Kukar to play in Indonesia Soccer Cha ...

(born 1988), Indonesian football goalkeeper *

Geri Maye Geri Maye is an Irish presenter on radio and television who worked predominantly on Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). She was born in County Limerick. She used to work for RTÉ on ''The Den (Ireland), The Den'' (children's television). Then s ...

, Irish presenter on radio and television * Geri McGee (1936–1982), American model and socialite *

Geri Palast Geri Palast is the Managing Director of the Israel Action Network (IAN). IAN is the joint initiative of The Jewish Federations of North America and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs to defend Israel's legitimacy, change the conversation about I ...

, Managing Director of the Israel Action Network *

Geri-Lynn Ramsay Geri-Lynn Ramsay (born October 26, 1988 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. A native of the town of Summerside, Ramsay entered the national scene in 2010 after forming a rink with longtime junior te ...

(born 1988), Canadian curler *

Geri Reischl Geri Lee Reischl (born December 31, 1959) is an American actress and singer. She was a child actress in the 1970s, most notably as Jan Brady on the variety show ''The Brady Bunch Hour'', and appeared in various television commercials. Early lif ...

(born 1959), American actress and singer * Geri Lynch Tomich (born 1964), American synchronized figure skating coach * Geri Coleman Tucker, American journalist * Geri Ward, American artist * Geri Winkler (born 1956), Austrian mountaineer * Geri X (born 1989), Bulgarian-born singer-songwriter

Fictional characters

*Geri, an old man character from the 1997

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Pixar Pixar Animation Studios (commonly known as Pixar () and stylized as P I X A R) is an American computer animation studio known for its critically and commercially successful computer animated feature films. It is based in Emeryville, Californ ...

animated short film ''

Geri's Game ''Geri's Game'' is a 1997 American computer-animated short film produced by Pixar and written and directed by Jan Pinkava. The short, which shows a senior named Geri who competes with himself in a game of chess, was Pixar's first film to featur ...

'' and the 1999 Disney/Pixar animated film ''

Toy Story 2 ''Toy Story 2'' is a 1999 American computer-animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The second installment in the ''Toy Story'' franchise and the sequel to '' Toy Story'' (1995), it was directed by John ...

'' as the Cleaner * Geri Evans (Family Affairs) from the British soap opera ''Family Affairs'' *

Geri Hudson Geri Hudson is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Joanna Taylor. She first appeared in 1999 before leaving in 2001 after two years in the show. Storylines Geri arrived as a fresher at Hollyoaks ...

from the British Channel 4 soap opera, ''Hollyoaks'' {{given name