Gee (surname)

Gee is a surname with various etymological origins. In English, it may be derived from Gee Cross, Stockport, Cheshire, which was named after a Gee family, or from the French personal name Guy or from the word geai meaning "jay bird" referring to someone who was a "bright chatterbox".[1] In Celtic origins, Gee may derive from the Scots/Irish Gaelic personal name Gee or Mac Gee (an Anglicised form of Mac Aodh (pronounced "ee") meaning ‘son of Gee (Hugh)").[2][3]

Gee
Pronunciation/ˈ, ɡ/
Language(s)English
Origin
Language(s)Various
DerivationVarious
Other names
Variant form(s)
  • McGee
  • McGhee
  • Jee
  • Ji

People with the surname

See also

References

  1. "Surname Database: Gee Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  2. "Gee Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History".
  3. "Gee Name Meaning & Gee Family History at Ancestry.co.uk®". www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
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