Geri: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Origin
English (modern hypocorism)
Gender
Unisex
Pronunciation
JAIR-ee

Geri is an English (modern hypocorism) unisex name. It appears in our list of 100+ Norse Mythology Baby Names — Epic, Ancient, and Surprisingly Wearable.

Meaning & Origin of Geri

Origin: English (modern hypocorism).

A common claim: Greedy Actually: This 'Greedy' meaning belongs to the separate Old Norse mythological wolf-name Geri, not the modern English name documented here, which is simply a short form of Geraldine with no independent meaning of its own.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Geri

JAIR-eeIPA /ˈdʒɛri/

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