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{{en-proper noun|Geers}}
# {{surname|en}}.
====Statistics====
* According to the 2010 United States Census, ''Geer'' is the 4074<sup>th</sup> most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8717 individuals. ''Geer'' is most common among White (88.24%) individuals.
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===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=eegr|Eger|Gere|eger|egre|gree}}
==Dutch==
===Etymology===
* (''De Ronde Venen'')
* (''Vijfheerenlanden'')
===Pronunciation===
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# {{place|nl|hamlet|m/De Ronde Venen|p/Utrecht|c/Netherlands}}.
# {{place|nl|hamlet|m/Vijfheerenlanden|p/Utrecht|c/Netherlands}}.
===References===
* {{R:nl:NPV|geer}}
==Limburgish==
===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|li|geer||Veldeke}}
* {{alt|li|Gee̩r||rhedok|Southeast Limburgish}}
** {{alt|li|geër||Veldeke}}
* {{alt|li|Giir|Gie̩r||rhedok}}
** {{alt|li|gier|gieër||Veldeke}}
** {{alt|li|Giër||Eupen}}
===Etymology===
{{root|li|ine-pro|*ǵʰey-}}
From {{inh|li|gmw-pro|*gaiʀ}}, from {{inh|li|gem-pro|*gaizaz||spear}}, from {{inh|li|ine-pro|*ǵʰoysós||throwing spear}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|li|/ɣeːʁ/|[ʝeːʁ]}}
* {{rhymes|li|eːʁ|s=1}}
===Noun===
{{li-noun-RD|m|g2=f}} {{tlb|li|rhedok}}
# {{lb|li|archaic|chiefly|_|masculine}} [[spear]]
# [[tapered]] piece of [[fabric]]
====Usage notes====
* The feminine gender appears to be becoming more dominant, though many speakers also still use the masculine gender.
{{C|li|Weapons|Spears|Fabrics}}
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