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Subject: Re: surname GEITZ
Author: Andy ;—)   (guest, 84.165.62.233)
Date: November 19, 2005 at 1:29:11 PM
Reply to: surname GEITZ by Andrew Rapp
The German word "Geiz" means "greediness". It would have come up as a byname for a greedy person. I have never heard of anyone by that name.

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