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George
Origin
St. George depicted slaying a dragon
Pronunciation	English: JORJ
Gender	Male
Proper name day	April 23
Meaning	farmer
Region of origin	Ancient Hellenic republic
Other names
Related names	Georges, Georgios, Georgius, Gheorghe, Giorgio, Göran, György, Jerzy, Jorge, Joris, Jörg, Jörgen, Jørgen, Jørn, Jüri, Jurgis, Jurģis, Jürgen, Jurij, Juris, Örjan, Ørjan, Sjors, Yegor, Yrjö, Jyrki, Jyri, Yuri/Yury, Đorđe Jiří

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George () is a masculine given name derived from the Greek Geōrgios ( Γεώργιος ; Ancient Greek: [ɡeɔː́rɡi.os], Modern Greek: [ʝeˈorʝi.os]).^[1] ^[2] ^[3] The proper name gained popularity due to its association with the Christian martyr, Saint George (died 23 April 303), a member of the Praetorian Guard who was sentenced to death for his refusal to renounce Christianity, and prior to that, information technology might accept been a theophoric proper name, with origins in Zeus Georgos, an early championship of the Greek god Zeus.^[four] ^[5] Today, it is 1 of the well-nigh normally used names in the Western globe, though its religious significance has waned among modern populations. Its diminutives are Geordie and Georgie, with the former being limited primarily to residents of England and Scotland, and its feminine forms, used in the Anglosphere, are Georgia, Georgiana, Georgina, Georgianna, Georgeanna, Georgeanne, Georgeana, Georgane, Georgann, Georgene, Georgenne, Georgena, Georgenna, Georenn, and Georgette.

History [edit]

Etymology and origins [edit]

Its original Greek grade, Georgios, is based on the Greek word georgos (γεωργός) 'farmer'. The word georgos itself is ultimately a combination of two Greek words: ge (γῆ) 'globe, soil' and ergon (ἔργον) 'work'. Aelius Herodianus (fl. 2nd century Advertisement), a Roman-era Greek grammarian and writer, adamant Georgios to be a theophoric proper noun, or a proper noun created to honor of deity, a nod to Zeus Georgos, or "Zeus the Farmer" in English. In the early on stages of Greek mythology, before Zeus took on a major role in the Greek pantheon as ruler of all the gods and goddesses, he was sacrificed to as an agricultural god, a patron of crops and harvests.^[six] The proper noun took on religious significance to followers of Early on Christianity in 303 with the supposed martyrdom of Georgios, a Roman soldier of Greek heritage. While the story's historical accuracy is subject to debate, his character took on real importance to the Christian Church building, with Georgios and its variants beingness used as baptismal names and past religious officials and Christian monarchs, though it did not become common among the laity until afterwards the Middle Ages.

Forms [edit]

In other languages [edit]

Albanian: Gjergj, Gjorgj, Xhorxh, Jorgji
Amharic: Giorgis (ጊዮርጊስ)
Arabic: Jirjīs ( جرجيس ), Jirjis ( جرجس ), Jawrj ( جورج )
- Egyptian Arabic: Gerges ( جرجس ), Girgis ( جرجس )
- Palestinian Standard arabic: Jiryes (جريس)
Aragonese: Chorche
Armenian: Gevorg (Գևորգ), Kevork (Western)
Aramaic: Gewargis (ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ), Gevargis, Gaggi (diminutive), Gaggo (atomic), Givo (diminutive)
Asturian: Xurde
Basque: Gorka, Jurgi, Urtzi
Belarusian: Yury (Юры), Yurka (Юрка) (diminutive)
Breton: Jor, Jord
Bulgarian: Georgi (Георги)
Catalan: Jordi
Chinese: Qiáozhì (乔治 in Simplified Chinese or 喬治 in Traditional Chinese)
- Cantonese: 佐治 (zo2 zi6 in Jyutping)
Coptic: Georgios (Ⲅⲉⲟⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ), Girgis (Ⲅⲓⲣⲅⲓⲥ)
Croatian: Đuro, Juraj, Jure, Jurica
Czech: Jiří
Danish: Jørgen, Jørn
Dutch: Joris, Juriaan/Juriaen (archaic spelling), Sjors
English language: Geordie (atomic), George, Georgie (diminutive)
Estonian: Georg, Jüri, Jürgen
Faroese: Jørundur
French: Georges
Finnish: Jori, Jyri, Jyrki, Yrjänä, Yrjö
Frisian: Jurjen
Galician: Xurxo
Georgian: Gio (გიო) (diminutive), Giorgi (გიორგი), Gia (გია) (diminutive), Goga (გოგა) (diminutive), Gogi (გოგი) (diminutive)
German: Georg, Jirka, Jockel (diminutive), Jörg, Jörgen, Jürg, Jürgen, Jurian, Schorsch
Greek: Geórgios (Γεώργιος) (Modern), Geṓrgios (Γεώργιος) (Koine), Tzortz (Τζορτζ) (English language)
Hindi: Jorj (जॉर्ज)
Hungarian: György
Icelandic: Georg
Irish gaelic: Seóirse (likewise Seoirse)
Italian: Giorgio, Giorgino (atomic), Gino (atomic)
Japanese: Jōji (じょうじ、ジョージ)
Korean: Jo-ji (조지)
Latin: Georgius
Latvian: Georgijs, Georgs, Jurģis, Juris
Lithuanian: Georgijus, Jurgis
Macedonian: Gjorgji (Ѓорѓи), Gjorgje (Ѓорѓе), Gjorgjija Ѓорѓија (Gjorgjija), Gjoko (Ѓоко)
Malayalam: Geevarghese ( ഗീവര്ഗീസ് ) (when referring to Saint George), Varghese (വര്ഗീസ്); Jēārjj (ജോർജ്ജ്) (based on the English pronunciation)
Maltese: Ġorġ, Ġorġa
Manx: Shorys
Māori: Hori
Monegasque: Giorgi
Norman: Jore
Norwegian: Georg, Jørn, Ørjan, Jørgen
Persian: Jurjis (جرجیس)
Polish: Jerzy
Portuguese: Jorge
Romanian: George, Gheorghe, Georgiu
Russian: Georgiy (Георгий), Yuriy (Юрий), Yegor (Егор)
Samoan: Siaosi
Scottish Gaelic: Deòrsa, Seòras
Serbian: Đorđe (Ђорђе), Đorđo (Ђорђо), Đukan (Ђукан), Đurađ (Ђурађ), Đurđe (Ђурђе), Đoko (Ђоко), Đoka (Ђока), Đuro (Ђуро), Đura (Ђура), Georgije (Георгије)
Slovak: Juraj
Slovenian: Jure, Jurij
Spanish: Jorge
Swedish: Georg, Göran, Jörgen, Jörn, Örjan
Tamil: Jārj (ஜார்ஜ்)
Thai: Čhort (จอร์จ; based on the English language pronunciation), Yod (ยอด; a historical distorted interpretation of the name)
Tibetan: Rdorje (རྡོ་རྗེ།)
Tongan: Siaosi
Turkish: Cercis, Circis, Curcis, Yorgi, Gürcü,
Ukrainian: Heorhiy (Георгій), Yehor (Єгор), Yuriy (Юрій)
Upper Sorbian: Jurij
Venetian: Xorxi, Zorzi
Vietnamese: Giorgiô
Welsh: Siôr

Feminine forms [edit]

Bulgarian: Gergana (Гергана)
Albanian: Jorgjia, Jorgjica, Gjeorgjina, Gjorgjina, Xhorxhina
Czech: Jiřina
Dutch: Georgina, Jorien^[vii]
English: Georgeanna, Georgeanne (also George Anne), Georgene, Georgia (also Jorja), Georgiana, Georgina, Georgie (diminutive), Gina (atomic, also Geena)
French: George, Georgette, Georgine, Gigi
Greek: Georgia (Γεωργία)
Hungarian: Györgyi, Györgyike (atomic)
Italian: Giorgia, Giorgina (diminutive), Gina (diminutive)
Latin: Georgia
Portuguese: Jorgina
Romanaian: Georgeta, Georgiana
Spanish: Georgina, Jorgelina

People with the given proper noun [edit]

Belatedly antiquity to early medieval [edit]

George of Laodicea (d. 347)
George of Cappadocia (d. 361)
Georgius Florentius, birth name of Gregory of Tours (d. 594)
Giorgio (fl. 610), cardinal under Pope Honorius I
George of Izla (d. 615)
George of Republic of cyprus (seventh century)
George of Pisidia (seventh century)
George of Resh'aina (7th century)
George I of Constantinople (d. 686)
Patriarch George of Antioch (758–790), Patriarch of Antioch and caput of the Syriac Orthodox Church
George Syncellus (d. after 810)
George Choiroboskos (9th century)
George Hamartolos (d. 867)
George II of Armenia, catholicos of Armenian Church (877–897)

High to late medieval [edit]

Georgius Tzul (fl. 1016)
Kingdom of Georgia
- George I of Georgia (d. 1027)
- George II of Georgia
- George III of Georgia
- George Iii of Imereti
- George IV of Georgia
- George V of Georgia
- George VI of Georgia
- George 7 of Georgia
- George 7 of Imereti
- George Eight of Georgia (George I of Kakheti, died 1476)
- George I of Imereti (belatedly 14th century)
- George Ii of Kakheti (1464–1513)
George of Chqondidi (d. 1118)
Kievan Rus'
- Yuriy Dolgorukiy (c. 1099 – 1157)
- Yuri Two of Vladimir (1189–1238)
Second Bulgarian Empire
- George I of Bulgaria, emperor of Bulgaria 1280–1292
- George Two of Bulgaria, emperor of Bulgaria 1321–1322
Đurađ I Balšić (fl. 1362–78), Lord of Zeta
Đurađ Ii Balšić (1385–1403), Lord of Zeta
Đurađ Bogutović (fl. 1370–99), Serbian nobleman
Đurađ Branković (1377–1456), Serbian Despot
Đurađ Đurašević (fl. 1413–35), Serbian nobleman
Đurađ Crnojević (fl. 1489–1514), Lord of Zeta
George of Antioch (d. 1252)
George Akropolites (d. 1282)
George (Ongud king) (d. 1298/9)
Georgius Chrysococcas (fl. 1340s)
Medieval Republic of albania
- Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg (1405–1468), Albanian prince and national hero
- Gjergj Arianiti (1383–1462), Albanian lord who led several campaigns against the Ottoman Empire
- Gjergj Thopia (died 1392), medieval Albanian nobleman and the lord of Durrës betwixt 1388 and 1392
- Gjergj Pelini (died 1463), medieval Albanian Catholic priest and diplomat for Skanderbeg and Venice
George Sphrantzes (d. 1478)
George of Trebizond (d. 1486)

Renaissance to modern [edit]

See: All pages with titles beginning with George

George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence (1449–1478)
Giorgio Cornaro (1452–1527)
György Dózsa (1470–1514)
George, Duke of Saxony (1471–1539)
Yury Ivanovich (1480–1536)
George, Duke of Coimbra (1481–1550), Portuguese Infante, natural son of King John Two of Portugal
György Szondy (1500–1552)
Giorgio Basta (1540–1607)
George Weymouth (1585–1612), English explorer
George of Lencastre, 2d Duke of Aveiro (1548–1578), Portuguese prince
Giorgio Giorgicci (1614–1660)
Kingdom of U.k.
- George I of Swell Britain (1660–1727)
- George Two of Great Great britain (1683–1760)
United Kingdom
- George III of the United Kingdom (1738–1820)
- George IV of the United Kingdom (1762–1830)
- George Five of the Great britain (1865–1936)
- George Half dozen of the Great britain (1895–1952)
George Washington (1732–1799), commencement President of the United States (1789–97), and one of the Founding Fathers of the United states of america
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, better known as Lord Byron (1788–1824), English language author
George Nicholas Eckert (1802–1865), US Congressman
George Rex Graham (1813–1894), American magazine editor and publisher
Kingdom of Greece
- George I (1845–1913)
- George II (1890–1947)
George Howard Earle Jr. (1856-1928), American lawyer and man of affairs
George Alderink (1889-1977), American businessman and politician
George Alice (born Georgia Mannion; 2003), Australian singer-songwriter
George Appo (1856–1930), a thief from New York Urban center
George Eliot, a pen proper name for English author Mary Ann Evans (1819–1880)
George B. McFarland (1866–1942), Thai md
George Locke, (1870–1937), Canadian librarian
George R. de Silva (1898–1968), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician
George Dudley (1894–1960), Canadian ice hockey ambassador and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee
George Keyt (1901–1993), Sri Lankan painter
George Metesky (1903–1994), American bomber and terrorist
George Washington Vanderbilt Iii (1914–1961), American yachtsman and scientific explore
George H. West. Bush (1924–2018), 41st President of the United states of america
George Krull (1925–1957), one half of a brother'southward criminal duo from Pennsylvania
George Rajapaksa (1926–1976), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician
George Stanich (born 1928), American loftier jumper
George Carlin (1937–2008), American stand-up comedian, histrion, social critic, and author
George H. Morris (born 1938), American equestrian
George Harrison (1943–2001), lead guitarist of the Beatles
George Cecil Horry (1907–1981), British-born New Zealand confidence trickster, tailor and convicted murderer
George W. Bush, 43rd President of the The states; son of George H. W. Bush
George Clooney (born 1961), American role player, picture producer, director, and activist
George Dario Franchitti (built-in 1973), Scottish racing driver
George Zidek (built-in 1973), Czech basketball thespian
George Floyd (1973–2020), American man murdered by police force during an arrest in Minneapolis, Minnesota
George Clanton, American electronic musician
George Mayienga, Kenyan basketball bus
George Robertson (born 1946), British political leader
George Russell (born 1958), American thief and series killer
George Loma (disambiguation), multiple people
George Michael (1963–2016), English pop vocalizer, songwriter and philanthropist
George Seitz (1894–1976), American murder victim
George Simion (born 1986), Romanian activist and politico
George Piștereanu (born 1990), Romanaian actor
George Felix Michel Melki (born 1994), Swedish-Lebanese footballer
George Russell (born 1998), English Racing Driver
Prince George of Wales (born 2013), second-in-line to the British throne

Encounter also [edit]

All pages with titles beginning with George
Georg (disambiguation)
George (disambiguation)
George (surname)
Georgeanna
Georgeson
Georgiev
Georgievski
Georgios
Giorgos
Saint George (disambiguation)
Georgia (disambiguation)
Geordie

References [edit]

^ Greek Names in English language, Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, Oxford University
^ Campbell, Mike. "Pregnant, origin and history of the name George". Behind the Name . Retrieved August 1, 2019.
^ γεωργ-ός, γεωργ-έω in Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English language Dictionary.
^ Jan N. Bremmer, Andrew Erskine, The Gods of Ancient Hellenic republic: Identities and Transformations, p. 104, Edinburgh Academy Press, 2010
^ Michael York,Heathen Theology: Paganism Every bit A World Organized religion, p. 132, NYU Press, 2005
^ J.F. Boissonade, Herodiani partitiones (= Ἐπιμερισμοί, due east codd. Paris. 2543 + 2570). London, 1819 (repr. Amsterdam: Hakkert, 1963), 172. Τὰ διὰ τοῦ ιος προπαροξύτονα ὀνόματα, κύριά τε καὶ ἐπίθετα, καὶ ἀπὸ τόπου λαμβανόμενα, διὰ τοῦ ἰῶτα γράφονται· κύρια μέν· οἷον· Γεώργιος· Δημήτριος· Ἀμμώνιος· ἐπίθετα δέ· οἷον· ἅγιος· κύριος· ὅσιος· λόγιος· ἄξιος· καὶ τὰ λοιπά· ἀπὸ τόπου δὲ λαμβανόμενα· οἷον· Ῥόδιος· Κύπριος· Βυζάντιος· καὶ τὰ ὅμοια.
^ "NVB - verklaring voornaam Jorien".