{{otheruses}} '''Geller''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|ɛ|l|ər}} {{respell|GHEL|ər}}) is a surname. Depending on one's ancestors' origins, the name may derive from a place name (Geldern in Germany or Gelderland in the Netherlands) or the German word ''gellen'' ('to yell'; Middle High German ''geln'', ''gëllen'')<ref>{{cite book|editor-first1=Rosa|editor-last1=Kohlheim|editor-first2=Volker|editor-last2=Kohlheim|title=Duden Familiennamen: Herkunft und Bedeutung von 20 000 Nachnamen|language=de|edition=2|location=Mannheim|publisher=Dudenverlag|year=2005|isbn=3-411-70852-2|page=270}}</ref> meaning 'one who yells'; less probably from the Yiddish word ''gel'' ('yellow') meaning the 'yellow man', or the Yiddish word ''geler'', an expression for a redheaded man. It may also be a Russianized respelling of Heller or a variant of the Hungarian first name Gellért.
The following people have the last name '''Geller''': * Axel Geller (born 1999), Argentine tennis player * Andrew Geller (1924–2011), American architect * Bruce Geller (1930–1978), American composer, screenwriter, and television producer * Efim Geller (1925–1998), Soviet chess player * E. Scott Geller (born 1942), American behavioral psychologist * Esther Geller (1921–2015), American painter * Harold Geller (1916–2005), Australian-born American conductor and composer. * Harvey Geller (1922–2009), American lyricist * Henry Geller (1924–2020), American communications lawyer and government official * Herb Geller (1928–2013), Jazz musician and composer * Jamie Geller (born 1978), American-born Israeli cookbook author and chef * Jacob Geller (born 1995), American video essayist * Jordan Geller (born 1977), American sneaker collector * Kenneth Geller (born 1947), American lawyer * Laurence S. Geller (born 1947), British real estate investor * Margaret Geller (born 1947), American astronomer and astrophysicist *{{transclude list|Max Geller (disambiguation)}} * Pamela Geller (born 1958), American blogger, author, political activist, and commentator * Raul Geller (born 1936), Peruvian-Israeli footballer *{{transclude list|Richard Geller (disambiguation)}} * Simon Geller (1919–1995), American classical music station radio personality * Steven Geller (born 1958), American statesman * Uri Geller (born 1946), alleged Israeli psychic, magician, and television personality * Uzi Geller (1931–2024), Israeli chess master
==Fictional characters== * Jack and Judy Geller, Monica Geller, Ross Geller, characters from the American television sitcom ''Friends'' *Paris Geller, a character from the American television drama ''Gilmore Girls''
==See also== *{{intitle|Geller}} * Gellar (disambiguation) *Heller (surname) ==References== {{reflist}}
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