Geller is a surname. Depending on one's ancestors' origins, the name may derive from the German

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

 word "gellen" (to yell) and mean "one who yells", the Yiddish

Yiddish language

Yiddish is a High German language of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, spoken throughout the world. It developed as a fusion of German dialects with Hebrew, Aramaic, Slavic languages and traces of Romance languages...

 word "gel" (yellow) and mean the "yellow man", or the Yiddish word "geler", an expression for a redheaded man. It may also be a Russianised

Russian language

Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...

 form of Heller

Heller (surname)

Heller is a surname, and may refer to:* Ágnes Heller, Hungarian philosopher* Amos Arthur Heller, American botanist* André Heller, Austrian artist, musician, entertainer* André Heller , Brazilian volleyball player...

. The name appears with some frequency in northwestern Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, near the city of Aachen

Aachen

Aachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...

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The following people have the last name Geller:

• Bruce Geller
  Bruce Geller
  Bruce Israel Geller was an American composer, screenwriter, and television producer.-Biography:Born in New York City, New York, Geller graduated from Yale University. He pursued a career writing scripts for shows on the DuMont Television Network including Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop and others...
  
   (1930–1978), American composer, screenwriter, and television producer
• Kenneth Geller
  Kenneth Geller
  -Career:From 1971 to 1972, Geller worked as Law Clerk to the Honorable Walter R. Mansfield, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Between 1973 and 1975, he served on the federal government's Watergate Special Prosecution Force as the Assistant Special Prosecutor. From 1975 to 1979, Geller...
  
   (born 1947), American lawyer and Managing Partner of the law firm Mayer Brown
  Mayer Brown
  Mayer Brown is an international law firm head-quartered in Chicago which specializes in commercial transactions and litigation. The firm employs more than 1,600 lawyers, including approximately 875 in the Americas, 425 in Europe and 300 in Asia....
  
  
• Efim Geller
  Efim Geller
  Efim Petrovich Geller was a Soviet chess player and world-class grandmaster at his peak. He won the Soviet Championship twice and was a Candidate for the World Championship on six occasions...
  
   (1925–1998), Soviet chess player
• Herb Geller
  Herb Geller
  Herb Geller , is an American jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger.His musical abilities could have been inherited from his mother, Francis. She worked at the Hollywood neighbourhood cinemas playing piano, accompanying silent movies...
  
   (born 1928), Jazz musician and composer
• Margaret Geller
  Margaret Geller
  Margaret Joan Geller is an American astronomer and professor. She is a Senior Astronomer at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, and has written numerous articles and produced several award-winning scientific short films....
  
   (born 1947), American astronomer and astrophysicist
• Pamela Geller
  Pamela Geller
  Pamela Geller is an American blogger, author, political activist, and commentator. She is known primarily for her criticisms of Islam and opposition to Muslim activities and causes, such as the proposed construction of an Islamic community center near the former site of the World Trade Center...
  
   (born 1958), American blogger, author, political activist, and commentator
• Steven Geller
  Steven Geller
  Steve Geller is an attorney and politician in Florida. He was a Democratic member of the Florida Senate, representing the 31st District from 1999 to 2008 and served as the Minority Leader during 2006-08. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1988 through...
  
   (born 1958), Florida state senator
• Uri Geller
  Uri Geller
  Uri Geller is a self-proclaimed psychic known for his trademark television performances of spoon bending and other supposed psychic effects. Throughout the years, Geller has been accused of using simple conjuring tricks to achieve the effects of psychokinesis and telepathy...
  
   (born 1946), Alleged psychic and television personality

The following fictional characters also have the last name Geller:

• Monica Geller
  Monica Geller
  Monica E. Geller Bing is a fictional character on the popular US television sitcom Friends, portrayed by Courteney Cox. Monica is known as the "Mother Hen" of the group and her Greenwich Village apartment was one of the group's main gathering places. She was also known for her obsessive personality...
  
  , a character from the American television sitcom Friends
• Paris Geller, a character from the American television drama Gilmore Girls
• Ross Geller
  Ross Geller
  Ross Eustace Geller, Ph.D. is a fictional character on the popular U.S. television series Friends, portrayed by David Schwimmer. The character is noted for his geeky, lovable demeanor.- Origin :...
  
  , a character from the American television sitcom Friends, brother of Monica Geller

Geller may also refer to:

• Geller House, a modernist house designed by Marcel Breuer
  Marcel Breuer
  Marcel Lajos Breuer , was a Hungarian-born modernist, architect and furniture designer of Jewish descent. One of the masters of Modernism, Breuer displayed interest in modular construction and simple forms.- Life and work :Known to his friends and associates as Lajkó, Breuer studied and taught at...