# Geary

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #41,144

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A place name:
3. A place name:
4. A place name:
5. A place name:

## Etymology
* As an Irish surname, from Ó Gadhra, from gadhar (“hound”)
* As an English surname, from gar (“spear”), as well as a nickname derived from Middle English gery (“unpredictable”)
* As a German surname, from Gehring and Gehrig.

## Easily confused with
- **ger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geary-vs-ger)
- **gray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geary-vs-gray)
- **germ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geary-vs-germ)
- **gory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geary-vs-gory)
- **GERD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geary-vs-gerd)
- **Geri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geary-vs-geri)
- **gert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geary-vs-gert)
- **Gere** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geary-vs-gere)
- **guard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geary-vs-guard)
- **glory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geary-vs-glory)
- **genre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geary-vs-genre)
- **Gerry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geary-vs-gerry)
- **gravy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geary-vs-gravy)
- **glare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geary-vs-glare)
- **Georg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geary-vs-georg)
- **Grady** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geary-vs-grady)
- **geeky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geary-vs-geeky)
- **Gerard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geary-vs-gerard)
- **greasy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geary-vs-greasy)
- **gentry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geary-vs-gentry)

## Common misspellings (7)
`egary`, `gaery`, `gearry`, `gearyy`, `geayr`, `geray`, `ggeary`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/geary