Geert is a

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

given name of Germanic origin, equivalent to the

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

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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 pres ...

. The name is a condensed form of

Gerard Gerard is a masculine forename of Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other Germanic name, early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful ...

, 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 (; 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 strike which he ...

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 for children, unbor ...

People with the given name

Geert Bakker Geert Alle Bakker (15 January 1921 in Appingedam – 7 August 1993 in Warmond) was a sailing (sport), sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Soling, 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingsto ...

(1921–1993), Dutch sailor * Geert Egberts Boer (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 Belgium, 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 Mi ...

(born 1951), Belgian politician *

Geert Broeckaert Geert Broeckaert (; 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 Brugge after his father had bought off ...

(born 1960), Belgian football player * Geert Brusselers (born 1970), Dutch football player *

Geert Chatrou Geert Chatrou is a professional whistler from the Netherlands. Early life Chatrou was born in Sint Odiliënberg in 1969. He started whistling at the age of four inspired by his father who used to whistle around the house. Career Chatrou won th ...

(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 A ...

(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 m ...

(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 t ...

(born 1981), Belgian dart player *

Geert Gabriëls Geert Gabriëls (born 30 October 1979) is a Dutch politician representing the GroenLinks who was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2023 Dutch general election. His focus has been on the environment, water management, spatial planni ...

(born 1979), Dutch politician *

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 fi ...

(1340–1384), Dutch preacher *

Geert Hammink Geert Hendrik Hammink (born 12 July 1969) is a Dutch former basketball player and current coach. He was most recently the head coach of the Antwerp Giants of the BNXT League. He was selected by the Orlando Magic in the first round (26th overall) ...

(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 Netherlands, ...

(1928–2020), Dutch psychologist *

Geert Hoste Geert Hoste (born 1 July 1960) is a Flemish cabaret performer. Between 1988 and 2016 he was known for his cabaret shows which poked fun at politics, the Belgian royal family and media stories. Annually these shows were broadcast on Flemish publ ...

(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 influenti ...

, 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, a Flemish political party, from 2004 until 2007, when he was succeeded by Bettina Geysen. In 2003 he became a member of the Chamber of Re ...

(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, ...

(1951–2017), Dutch ceramist *

Geert Lotsij Gerhard Oswald "Geert" Lotsij (13 January 1878 in Dordrecht – 29 June 1959 in Hilversum) was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad ( ...

(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 ope ...

(born 1959), Dutch media theorist *

Geert Mak Geert Ludzer Mak (born 4 December 1946 in Vlaardingen) is a Dutch journalist and non-fiction writer. Honors For his book ''In Europe: Travels through the Twentieth Century'', he received the Leipziger Buchpreis zur Europäische Verständigung (2 ...

(born 1946), Dutch journalist and historian *

Geert Meijer Geert Meijer (born 15 March 1951) is a Dutch football manager and former professional player. Playing career Born in Sellingen, Meijer played as a left winger, and began his professional career in 1972 with FC Amsterdam. After moving to city r ...

(born 1951), Dutch football manager *

Geert Omloop Geert Omloop (born 12 February 1974) is a 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 for ...

(born 1974), Belgian cyclist *

Geert Pijnenburg Geert Pijnenburg (23 August 1896 – 12 July 1980), pseudonym A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true meaning ( orthonym). This also differs fr ...

(1896–1980), Belgian writer * Geert Reuten (born 1946), Dutch economist and politician * Geert Arend Roorda (born 1988), Dutch football player *

Geert Rouwenhorst K. Geert Rouwenhorst is a Dutch-American investor and professor of finance. He was hired at Yale University in 1990. In 2012, he was appointed the Robert B. and Candice J. Haas Professor at Yale School of Management and deputy director for Inter ...

, Dutch-born American economist * Geert van Beijeren (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 (born 1970), Belgian lawyer * Geert Van de Walle (1964–1988), Belgian cyclist * Geert Jan van Gelder (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, J ...

(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 far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) since he founded it in 2006. He is also the party's leader in the House of Representatives. Wilders is best known for his right-wing p ...

(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 April ...

People with the given name

Fictional characters

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