George () is a masculine given name derived from the Greek Georgios Γεώργιος Ancient Greek : [ ɡeɔː́ rɡi.os] Modern Greek : [ ʝeˈorʝi.os] [1] [2] [3] 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, it might have been a theophoric name , with origins in Zeus Georgos , an early title of the Greek god Zeus .[4] [5] Geordie and Georgie , with the former being limited primarily to residents of England and Scotland . The most popular feminine forms in the Anglosphere are Georgia Georgiana Georgina
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George Pronunciation English: JORJ Gender Male Name day April 23 Meaning farmer Region of origin Ancient Greece Nickname(s) Geo, Geordie Related names Georges , Georginio , Georgios , Georgius , Gheorghe , Giorgio , Göran , Geevarghese/Varghese , Gjergj György , Jerzy , Jorge , Joris , Jörg , Jörgen , Jørgen , Jørn , Jüri , Jurgis , Jurģis , Jürgen , Jurij , Juris, Örjan , Ørjan , Sjors , Yegor , Yrjö , Jyrki , Jyri, Yuri/Yury , Uri /Ori , Đorđe , Đurađ , Jiří
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George Washington, the first president of the United States
Etymology and origins
Its original Greek form, Georgios , is based on the Greek word georgos (γεωργός), 'farmer'. The word georgos itself is ultimately a combination of two Greek words: ge (γῆ), 'earth, soil ' and ergon (ἔργον), 'work'. Aelius Herodianus (fl. 2nd century AD), a Roman-era Greek grammarian and writer, determined Georgios to be a theophoric name , or a name created to honor a deity, a nod to Zeus Georgos , or "Zeus the Farmer" in English. In the early 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 .[6] Early 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 , with Georgios and its variants being used as baptismal names and by religious officials and Christian monarchs, though it did not become common among the laity until after the Middle Ages .
In other languages
Albanian : Gjergj, Gjorgj, Xhorxh, JorgjiAmharic : Giorgis (ጊዮርጊስ)Arabic: Jirjīs (جرجيس جرجس جورج
Aragonese : ChorcheAramaic : Gewargis (ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ), Gevargis, Gaggi (diminutive), Gaggo (diminutive), Givo (diminutive)Armenian : Gevorg (Գևորգ), Kevork (Western )Aromanian : Yioryi , Ioryi, YoryiAsturian : XurdeAzerbaijani : Cərcis, Corcius, CorcBasque : Gorka, Jurgi, UrtziBelarusian : Hieorhiy (Георгій), Yury (Юры), Yurka (Юрка) (diminutive)Breton : Jor, JordBulgarian : Georgi (Георги)Catalan : Jordi Chinese : Qiáozhì (乔治 in Simplified Chinese or 喬治 in Traditional Chinese ) (Modern), Kuòlǐjísī (阔里吉思 in Simplified Chinese or 闊里吉思 in Traditional Chinese) (Medieval)
Coptic : Georgios (Ⲅⲉⲟⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ), Girgis (Ⲅⲓⲣⲅⲓⲥ)Czech : Jiří Chechen language : Георгий (Gеorgiy)Danish : Jørgen , Jørn Dutch : Joris , Juriaan/Juriaen (archaic spelling), Joren , Sjors English : Geordie (diminutive), George, Georgie (diminutive)Estonian : Georg, Jüri , Jürgen Faroese : JørundurFrench : Georges Finnish : Jori, Jyri, Jyrki, Yrjänä, Yrjö Frisian : JurjenGalician : XurxoGeorgian : Gio (გიო) (diminutive), Giorgi (გიორგი), Gia (გია) (diminutive), Goga (გოგა) (diminutive), Gogi (გოგი) (diminutive)German : Georg , Jockel (diminutive), Jörg , Jörgen, Jürgen , SchorschGreek : Geórgios (Γεώργιος) (Modern ), Geṓrgios (Γεώργιος) (Koine ), Tzortz (Τζορτζ) (English)Hindi : Jorj (जॉर्ज)Hungarian : György Icelandic : GeorgIndonesian : Georgius, GeorgeIrish : Seóirse (also Seoirse)Italian : Giorgio , Giorgino (diminutive), Gino (diminutive)Japanese : Jōji (じょうじ、ジョージ)Korean : Jo-ji (조지)Kanuri language : JorjiKurdish Language : GurcLatin : GeorgiusLatgalian language : JursLatvian : Georgijs, Georgs, Jurģis , Juris Lithuanian : Georgijus, Jurgis Limburgish language : Jorge.Macedonian : Gjorgji (Ѓорѓи), Gjorgje (Ѓорѓе), Gjorgjija Ѓорѓија (Gjorgjija), Gjoko (Ѓоко)Malayalam : Geevarghese (ഗീവര്ഗീസ് Saint George ), Varghese (വര്ഗീസ്); Jorjj (ജോർജ്ജ്) (based on the English pronunciation)Maltese : Ġorġ, ĠorġaManx : ShorysMāori : HoriMonegasque : GiorgiNorman : JoreNorwegian : Georg, Jørn , Ørjan , Jørgen Occitan language : JòrdiPersian : Jurjis (جرجیس)Polish : Jerzy , Jur, Jurek, (diminutive), Juras (diminutive)Portuguese : Jorge Romanian : George, Gheorghe , GeorgiuRussian : Георгий (Gheorghy) with diminutives Гога (Goga), Жора (Zhora) and Гоша (Gosha), Юрий (Yury) with diminutive Юра (Yura) and Егор (Yegor ).Samoan : SiaosiScots : Dod, DoddieScottish Gaelic : Deòrsa, SeòrasSerbo-Croatian : Đorđe (Ђорђе), Đorđo (Ђорђо), Đukan (Ђукан), Đurađ (Ђурађ), Đurđe (Ђурђе), Đoko (Ђоко), Đoka (Ђока), Đuro (Ђуро), Đura (Ђура), Georgije (Георгије), Juraj (Јурај), Jure (Јуре), Jurica (Јурица)Slovak : JurajSlovene : Jure, Jurij Spanish : Jorge Swedish : Georg, Göran , Jörgen , Jörn, Örjan Tamil : Jārj (ஜார்ஜ்)Thai : Čhort (จอร์จ; based on the English pronunciation), Yod (ยอด; a historical distorted interpretation of the name)Tibetan : Rdorje (རྡོ་རྗེ།)Tongan : SiaosiTurkish : Cercis, Circis, Curcis, Yorgi, Gürcü,Ukrainian : Heorhiy (Георгій), Yehor (Єгор), Yuriy (Юрій)Upper Sorbian : JurijUzbek language : JorjVenetian : Xorxi, ZorziVietnamese : GiorgiôWaray language : JorgeWelsh : Siôr
Bulgarian: Gergana (Гергана)
Albanian: Jorgjia, Jorgjica, Gjeorgjina, Gjorgjina, Xheorxhina, Xhorxhina
Czech: Jiřina
Dutch: Georgina , Jorien [7]
English: Georgeanna , Georgann, Georgia , Georgiana , Georgina , Georgie (diminutive), Gina (diminutive, also Geena), Georgette, Georenn
French: George, Georgette , Georgine, Gigi
Greek: Georgia (Γεωργία)
Hungarian: Györgyi, Györgyike (diminutive)
Italian: Giorgia , Giorgina (diminutive), Gina (diminutive)
Latin: Georgia
Polish: Georgina
Portuguese: Jorgina
Romanian: Georgeta , Georgiana
Spanish: Georgina , Jorgelina
Turkish: Yorgiya
Late antiquity to early medieval
High to late medieval
Georgius Tzul (fl. 1016)Kingdom of Georgia
George of Chqondidi (d. 1118)Kievan Rus'
Second Bulgarian Empire
Đurađ I Balšić (fl. 1362–78), Lord of ZetaĐurađ II Balšić (1385–1403), Lord of ZetaĐurađ Bogutović (fl. 1370–99), Serbian noblemanĐurađ Branković (1377–1456), Serbian DespotĐurađ Đurašević (fl. 1413–35), Serbian noblemanĐurađ Crnojević (fl. 1489–1514), Lord of ZetaGeorge of Antioch (d. 1252)George Akropolites (d. 1282)George (Ongud king) (d. 1298/9)Georgius Chrysococcas (fl. 1340s)Medieval Albania
Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg (1405–1468), Albanian prince and national heroGjergj Arianiti (1383–1462), Albanian lord who led several campaigns against the Ottoman EmpireGjergj Thopia (died 1392), medieval Albanian nobleman and the lord of Durrës between 1388 and 1392Gjergj Pelini (died 1463), medieval Albanian Catholic priest and diplomat for Skanderbeg and VeniceGeorge Sphrantzes (d. 1478)George of Trebizond (d. 1486)
Renaissance to modern
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)George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford (1504–1536), Tudor poet and diplomat, brother of Queen Anne Boleyn Yury Ivanovich (1480–1536)George, Duke of Coimbra (1481–1550), Portuguese Infante, natural son of King John II of PortugalGyörgy Szondy (1500–1552)Giorgio Basta (1540–1607)George Weymouth (1585–1612), English explorerGeorge of Lencastre, 2nd Duke of Aveiro (1548–1578)Giorgio Giorgicci (1614–1660)George D. Chryssides (born 1945), British academicKingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
George Washington (1732–1799), 1st president of the United States (1789–97), and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, better known as Lord Byron (1788–1824), English author
George Nicholas Eckert (1802–1865), U.S. congressmanGeorge Tyler Bigelow (1810–1878), chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial CourtGeorge Rex Graham (1813–1894), American magazine editor and publisherGeorge Gewinner (1814–1894), German-born American bandmasterGeorge Meade (1815-1872), American Civil War generalKingdom of Greece
George W. Melville (1841-1912), U.S. Navy rear admiralGeorge Deardorff McCreary (1846-1915), U.S. congressmanGeorge Eastman (1854–1932), American entrepreneur and founder of the Eastman Kodak CompanyGeorge Howard Earle Jr. (1856-1928), American lawyer and businessmanGeorge Alderink (1889-1977), American businessman and politicianGeorge Alice (born Georgia Mannion; 2003), Australian singer-songwriterGeorge Appo (1856–1930), thief from New York CityGeorge Eliot , a pen name for English writer Mary Ann Evans (1819–1880)George B. McFarland (1866–1942), Thai physicianGeorge Horace Lorimer (1867–1937), American editor of The Saturday Evening PostGeorge A. Hulett (1867–1955), American chemistGeorge Locke , (1870–1937), Canadian librarianGeorge A. Luxford (1876–1956), associate justice of the Colorado Supreme CourtGeorge Ceara (1880/1881–1939), Aromanian poet and prose writerGeorge R. de Silva (1898–1968), Sri Lankan Sinhala politicianGeorge Dudley (1894–1960), Canadian ice hockey administrator and Hockey Hall of Fame inducteeGeorge Keyt (1901–1993), Sri Lankan painterGeorge Metesky (1903–1994), American bomber and terroristGeorge Cecil Horry (1907–1981), British-born New Zealand tailor, confidence trickster and convicted murdererGeorge Washington Vanderbilt III (1914–1961), American yachtsman and scientific explorerGeorge H. W. Bush (1924–2018), 41st president of the United StatesGeorge Krull (1925–1957), one half of a brother's criminal duo from PennsylvaniaGeorge Rajapaksa (1926–1976), Sri Lankan Sinhala politicianGeorge Wilfred Rajapaksha (1917-1999), Sri Lankan military officer and educationistGeorge Christopher Rambukpotha (1884-1943), Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and politician, representative for Bibile in the 1st and 2nd State Council of Ceylon George Stanich (born 1928), American high jumperGeorge Carlin (1937–2008), American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, and authorGeorge H. Morris (born 1938), American equestrianGeorge Mallen (born 1939), English computer arts businessmanGeorge Harrison (1943–2001), lead guitarist of the Beatles George W. Bush (born 1946), 43rd president of the United States; son of George H. W. BushGeorge Clooney (born 1961), American actor, film producer, director, and activistGeorge Dario Franchitti (born 1973), Scottish racing driverGeorge Zidek (born 1973), Czech basketball playerGeorge Floyd (1973–2020), American man murdered by police during an arrest in Minneapolis, MinnesotaGeorge Clanton , American electronic musicianGeorge Mayienga , Kenyan basketball coachGeorge Robertson (born 1946), British politicianGeorge Russell (born 1958), American thief and serial killerGeorge Hill (disambiguation) , multiple peopleGeorge Michael (1963–2016), English pop singer, songwriter and philanthropistGeorge Seitz (1894–1976), American murder victimGeorge Simion (born 1986), Romanian activist and politicianGeorge Piștereanu (born 1990), Romanian actorGeorge Felix Michel Melki (born 1994), Swedish-Lebanese footballerGeorge Russell (born 1998), English racing driverGeorge Alfred Townsend (1841-1914), American journalist and novelistPrince George of Wales (born 2013), second-in-line to the British throneGeorge Alfred Henry Wille (1871–1951), Sri Lankan Burgher proctor, notary public, journalist, and politicianGeorge Winston (1949–2023), American pianistGeorge Formby (1904-1961), British entertainerGeorge Martin (1926-2016), English record producer known for being the Beatles’ producerGeorge Manuhu , judge of the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea George Ragan (born 1981/82), better known by his stage name "Johnny 3 Tears", American musicianGeorge Sharswood (1810-1883), American politician and judgeGeorge Timotheou (born 1997), Australian footballerGeorge William Arnold , American telecoms protocol engineerGeorge Emil Palade (1912-2008), Romanian-American cell biologistGeorge "Babe" Ruth (1895-1948), American baseball playerGeorge Cristos Galanopoulos (born 1963), British managing director
Big George, a character in the 1991 American comedy-drama Fried Green Tomatoes
Curious George , fictional monkey who is the title character in the Curious George franchiseGeorge Bailey , the main character in the 1946 American Christmas supernatural drama movie It's a Wonderful Life George Beard , fictional character from Captain Underpants George Cooper Sr. and George "Georgie" Cooper Jr, both characters in Young Sheldon The Big Bang Theory and the upcoming show Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage .
George Costanza , a character in the television series Seinfeld George Hanson, a main character in The Object of My Affection
George Jetson , a character in the animated television series The Jetsons George McFly , a character in the Back To The Future George Owens, a character from Mr. Belvedere
George Papadopoulos and George "Papa" Papadopoulos, Sr, characters in the American sitcom television series Webster
George P. Mandrake (formerly known as Barnyard Dawg), a character from the Looney Tunes franchiseGeorge Roper, one of the two main characters in the British sitcom George and Mildred
George Stoody, one of the two main characters in the American sitcom television series George and Leo
George Taylor , the main character in the American film Planet of the Apes George Pig , a 2-year-old pig and Peppa's younger brother in the British show Peppa Pig George Beard, a character in Captain Underpants
George Kirrin , a character from The Famous Five George Liquor , a character created by John KricfalusiGeorge Lundgren, a character in the Arthur book and television series
George Papadopolis and George "Papa" Papadopolis, characters in the American sitcom television series Webster
George the Steamroller , a character from Thomas & Friends the title character of the animated television program George of the Jungle
the title character of the American animated television series George Shrinks
the title character of the TV series George Lopez
γεωργ-ός , γεωργ-έω in Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon .J.F. Boissonade, Herodiani partitiones (= Ἐπιμερισμοί, e 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.
