Geil

See also: geil

English

Etymology

From the German surname, from the adjective geil (“happy, lustful, boisterous”).

Proper noun

Geil (plural Geils)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Geil is the 20421st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1301 individuals. Geil is most common among White (90.39%) individuals.

Anagrams

Hunsrik

Noun

Geil

  1. plural of Gaul

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From geil (“elatus”), from Proto-West Germanic *Gail, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Gailaz.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Geil

  1. a male given name

Inflection

Declension of Gail (masculine a-stem)
case singular plural
nominative Gail Gailā, Gaila
accusative Gail Gailā, Gaila
genitive Gailes Gailo
dative Gaile Gailum
instrumental Gailu —

Descendants

  • German: Gayl
  • → Belarusian: Гайла (Hajla)
  • → Lithuanian: Gailas
  • → Polish: Gieło
  • → Russian: Гейло (Gejlo)
  • → Ukrainian: Гейло (Hejlo)

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Geil

  1. plural of Gaul
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