I would be interested to know if anyone on the board (especially our German correspondents) could tell me the etymology or meaning of my family name-- Gierschick. With the help of a German/English dictionary, my family has established that "Gier" means (gulp) "greed" or "greediness." However, the "schick" part has us mystified. (No quips about razors, I beg of you!) Oddly, a highschool classmate of my brother's had the last name Giersch. My father is of the opinion that the "ick" ending of our name is an honorific of some sort.