Geir
Geir is a masculine name commonly given in Norway and Iceland. It is derived from Old Norse "geirr" "spear", a common name element in Germanic names in general, from Proto-Germanic "*gaizaz" (whence also Old High German "gêr", Old English "gâr", Gothic "gaisu"). The popularity of the given name peaked in Norway during the 1950s to 1980s, with above 2% of newly born boys named "Geir" during the late 1960s to 1970s. As of 2014, the National statistics office of Norway recorded 22,380 men with the given name, or 0.9% of total male population. The Old Norse spelling "Geirr  is also rarely given (89 individuals in Norway as of 2014). Geir" is also rarely given in Sweden and Denmark. While "Geir" was practically unused as a given name prior to the 1930s (and since the 2000s), "-geir" is the second element in a number of given names inherited from Old Norse, the most popularly given being "Asgeir" and "Torgeir". These are a remnant of a much larger group of names including the "geirr" element in Old Norse. Notable people. Notable people called Geir include: