# Geller

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'''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](/source/Geldern) in [Germany](/source/Germany) or [Gelderland](/source/Gelderland) in the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands)) or the [German](/source/German_language) word ''gellen'' ('to yell'; [Middle High German](/source/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](/source/Yiddish_language) word ''gel'' ('yellow') meaning the 'yellow man', or the Yiddish word ''geler'', an expression for a redheaded man. It may also be a [Russianized](/source/Russian_language) respelling of [Heller](/source/Heller_(surname)) or a variant of the Hungarian first name [Gellért](/source/Gell%C3%A9rt_(disambiguation)).

The following people have the last name '''Geller''':
* [Axel Geller](/source/Axel_Geller) (born 1999), Argentine tennis player
* [Andrew Geller](/source/Andrew_Geller) (1924–2011), American architect
* [Bruce Geller](/source/Bruce_Geller) (1930–1978), American composer, screenwriter, and television producer
* [Efim Geller](/source/Efim_Geller) (1925–1998), Soviet chess player
* [E. Scott Geller](/source/E._Scott_Geller) (born 1942), American behavioral psychologist
* [Esther Geller](/source/Esther_Geller) (1921–2015), American painter
* [Harold Geller](/source/Harold_Geller) (1916–2005), Australian-born American conductor and composer.
* [Harvey Geller](/source/Harvey_Geller) (1922–2009), American lyricist
* [Henry Geller](/source/Henry_Geller) (1924–2020), American communications lawyer and government official
* [Herb Geller](/source/Herb_Geller) (1928–2013), Jazz musician and composer
* [Jamie Geller](/source/Jamie_Geller) (born 1978), American-born Israeli cookbook author and chef
* [Jacob Geller](/source/Jacob_Geller) (born 1995), American video essayist
* [Jordan Geller](/source/Jordan_Geller) (born 1977), American sneaker collector
* [Kenneth Geller](/source/Kenneth_Geller) (born 1947), American lawyer
* [Laurence S. Geller](/source/Laurence_S._Geller) (born 1947), British real estate investor
* [Margaret Geller](/source/Margaret_Geller) (born 1947), American astronomer and astrophysicist
*{{transclude list|Max Geller (disambiguation)}}
* [Pamela Geller](/source/Pamela_Geller) (born 1958), American blogger, author, political activist, and commentator
* [Raul Geller](/source/Raul_Geller) (born 1936), Peruvian-Israeli footballer
*{{transclude list|Richard Geller (disambiguation)}}
* [Simon Geller](/source/Simon_Geller) (1919–1995), American classical music station radio personality
* [Steven Geller](/source/Steven_Geller) (born 1958), American statesman
* [Uri Geller](/source/Uri_Geller) (born 1946), alleged Israeli psychic, magician, and television personality
* [Uzi Geller](/source/Uzi_Geller) (1931–2024), Israeli chess master

==Fictional characters==
* [Jack and Judy Geller](/source/Jack_and_Judy_Geller), [Monica Geller](/source/Monica_Geller),  [Ross Geller](/source/Ross_Geller), characters from the American television sitcom ''[Friends](/source/Friends)''
*[Paris Geller](/source/Paris_Geller), a character from the American television drama ''[Gilmore Girls](/source/Gilmore_Girls)''

==See also==
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* [Gellar (disambiguation)](/source/Gellar_(disambiguation))
*[Heller (surname)](/source/Heller_(surname))
==References==
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Category:Germanic-language surnames
Category:German-language surnames
Category:Surnames of Jewish origin

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