Greer
Scottish, contraction of surname Gregor; Latin
"alert, watchful"Share
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Updated Wed Apr 17 2024
Greer Origin and Meaning
The name Greer is a girl's name of Scottish origin meaning "alert, watchful".
This attractive Scottish surname choice, has a certain amount of glamour thanks to feisty British-born red-haired forties Academy Award winner Greer Garson, who was born Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson--Greer was her Irish mother's maiden name). Greer was chosen much more recently by Kelsey Grammer for his daughter and by Brooke Shields in the Grier form. As a surname, it's associated with feminist writer/activist Germaine Greer.
Greer makes a good, strong, sophisticated and distinctive middle-name prospect.
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Famous People Named Greer
- (Eileen Evelyn) Greer GarsonBritish,American actress
- Greer "Cat" StevensSouth African tennis player
- Greer Ilene GilmanAmerican fantasy novelist
- Greer SchpiglerAmerican child beauty queen on TV's "Toddlers and Tiaras"
- Germaine GreerAustralian feminist theorist and author
- Kandace "Greer" Grammeractress and daughter of actor Kelsey Grammer
- Emma Greer DiBiaseAmerican Internet personality
Greer in Pop Culture
- Greer of Kinrosscharacter on the CW's "Reign"
- Greer Danvillecharacter on TV's "Chasing Life"
- Greer Sonnelcharacter on Star Wars novel "Bloodline"