Geary
Ireland · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Geary
The given name 'Geary' is an anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Gadhra, meaning "descendant of Gadhra," where Gadhra itself derives from the Old Irish word *gadhar* ("hound" or "mastiff").
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Etymology
The given name 'Geary' is an anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Gadhra, meaning "descendant of Gadhra," where Gadhra itself derives from the Old Irish word *gadhar* ("hound" or "mastiff"). It is primarily used in Irish and Irish-American cultures, with no specific religious association, and historically belonged to a sept from County Sligo, Ireland.
Geary currently ranks #12,930 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1953.
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