Geyer

German

Etymology

From earlier Geyr < Gyer < (zum) Gire, from Middle High German gīr (“vulture”), from Old High German gir.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Geyer n (proper noun, genitive Geyers or (optionally with an article) Geyer)

1. A town in Erzgebirgskreis district, Saxony

References

• Ernst Eichler und Hans Walther: Sachsen. Alle Städtenamen und deren Geschichte, Faber und Faber Verlag, Leipzig 2007, S. 65