Geraint Forename
Approximately 6,835 people bear this name
Geraint Forename Definition:
A male name. the story of Geraint and Enid is in the Mabinogion, and was the subject of one of Tennyson’s Idylls of the King (1859), since which it has occasionally been used as a christian name. The etymology is doubtful; it has been suggested that it is a Welsh form of Latin Gerontius.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 100% | 5,004 | 1:618 | 146 |
| England | 100% | 1,485 | 1:37,443 | 1,940 |
| United States | 100% | 50 | 1:7,250,740 | 80,620 |
| Australia | - | 46 | 1:296,905 | 6,027 |
| Scotland | 100% | 43 | 1:124,427 | 2,688 |
| New Zealand | - | 35 | 1:129,601 | 5,007 |
| South Africa | 100% | 23 | 1:2,370,985 | 66,309 |
| Canada | 100% | 22 | 1:1,506,062 | 25,244 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 19 | 1:549,014 | 14,985 |
| Philippines | 87% | 16 | 1:6,625,592 | 105,856 |
| China | - | 8 | 1:170,756,973 | 72,230 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 8 | 1:2,112,760 | 26,769 |
| Thailand | 100% | 8 | 1:8,758,227 | 128,595 |
| Sweden | 100% | 7 | 1:1,408,272 | 24,832 |
| Jersey | - | 5 | 1:19,996 | 1,220 |
| Ireland | 100% | 3 | 1:1,547,840 | 7,573 |
| Hong Kong | - | 3 | 1:2,584,242 | 11,307 |
| Italy | - | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Singapore | - | 3 | 1:2,095,685 | 22,815 |
| Switzerland | - | 3 | 1:2,737,832 | 21,065 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 3 | 1:614,382 | 2,910 |
| Germany | - | 3 | 1:32,225,959 | 64,270 |
| France | - | 3 | 1:22,156,780 | 46,973 |
| Finland | 67% | 3 | 1:1,827,728 | 14,078 |
| Vietnam | - | 2 | 1:46,311,556 | 7,272 |
| Argentina | 100% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Brazil | - | 2 | 1:107,118,077 | 571,487 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Nigeria | - | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
Geraint (20) may also be a surname.
Geraint Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. the story of Geraint and Enid is in the Mabinogion, and was the subject of one of Tennyson’s Idylls of the King (1859), since which it has occasionally been used as a christian name. The etymology is doubtful; it has been suggested that it is a Welsh form of Latin Gerontius.
Very rare; see at end of the Enid notice.
A Teutonic name, meaning: Unerring spear: warrior.
Geraint Forename Popularity
Geraint Demographics
Average Geraint Salary in
United States
$68,922 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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