Spear-man or spear-brave
Geary is an English and Irish surname used as a given name. It likely derives from the Middle English word 'gere', meaning spear, or from the Irish surname O'Gadhra. It suggests a sense of historical strength and readiness.
Less common today
Geary isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,369 in 1992.
Cherokee-Quapaw-Chickasaw writer and editor
Noted entomologist and researcher
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
