Hillegeist

Hillegeist Meaning & Origin

About Hillegeist
The surname Hillegeist is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "Hille," a variant of the given name Hilarius, meaning "cheerful" or "merry," and "Geist," meaning "spirit" or "ghost." Therefore, the surname Hillegeist can be interpreted as "cheerful spirit" or "merry ghost," suggesting that it may have originally been a nickname for someone with a lively or jovial personality.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Hillegeist is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Hillegeist: 132
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 129,047
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hillegeist based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HLJST
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H0402023
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH IH1 L IH0 JH AH0 S T
🌐 IPA
/hillegeist*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HLJST', 'HLKST')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H422

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hillegeist in Braille

Here's how to represent Hillegeist in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Hillegeist in braille

How to sign the name Hillegeist using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Hillegeist using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Hillegeist in sign language

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