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The name George has its origin in ancient Greek, meaning something like "farmer, man from the country." The name is a derivation of the Greek male name Gergios (Γεώργιος), which developed out of ge (=earth), and ergo (=to work).
It remains a popular name, and has many variations.
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Variants
- Armenian: Գեվորգ (Gevorg)
- Basque: Gorka
- Bulgarian: Георги (Georgi)
- Catalan: Jordi
- Czech: Jiř
- Danish: Jrgen
- Dutch: Joris, Sjors
- English: George (male), Georgia (female)
- Estonian: Jri
- Finnish: Yrj, Jyrki
- French: Georges
- Georgian: გიორგი (Giorgi)
- German: Georg, Jrg, Jrgen, Jrgen
- Greek: Gergios (Γεώργιος) (formal), Girgos (Γιώργος) (informal)
- Hungarian: Gyrgy
- Irish: Seoirse
- Italian: Giorgio
- Lithuanian: Jurgis
- Malay: Jurjis
- Norwegian: Jrgen, Georg
- Polish: Jerzy
- Portuguese: Jorge
- Romanian: Gheorghe
- Russian: Георгий (Georgij), Юрий (Yury), Егор (Yegor)
- Scottish: Dersa, Seras, Dersag (female).
- Slovak: Juraj
- Spanish: Jorge
- Swedish: Jrgen
- Welsh: Sir, Siors, Siorus
People, places named George
People
- King George of Bohemia
- Duke George of Clarence
- King George I of Great Britain
- King George II of Great Britain
- King George I of Greece
- King George II of Greece
- Prince George of Kent
- Duke George the Bearded Wettin of Saxony
- King George III of the United Kingdom
- King George IV of the United Kingdom
- King George V of the United Kingdom
- King George VI of the United Kingdom
- George, Duke of Clarence
- George, Duke of Saxony
- Saint George, Middle Eastern Martyr
- George of Trebizond, Greek Philosopher
- David Lloyd George, British Politician (family name was Lloyd George)
- Eddie George, American Football Player
- Edward George, British Economist
- Gladys George, American Actress
- Henry George, American Economist
- George Strait, American country music singer
- Melissa George, Australian Actress
- Boy George, British singer
- George Harrison, British singer
- George of the Jungle
- George Yardley, Basketball player
- George Young, American bowler
- George Washington, American Revolutionary
Places in the United States
Places outside the United States
Other
- George (movie, 1972)
- Curious George, a monkey.
- George (magazine), a magazine founded by John F. Kennedy, Jr.
- George (band) is a band from Brisbane, Australia
- George was the Allied reporting name for the Kawanishi N1K-J World War II-era Japanese fighter aircraft
- George (tortoise), a long-serving pet on British television series Blue Peter.
- GEORGE was also the name of an International Computers Ltd operating system developed for their 1900 range of computers.
- George is also the name of a famous clothing brand in the United Kingdom, owned by supermarket chain Asda.
- Society for the Prevention of Calling Sleeping Car Porters "George"
- GEORGE (computer) for GEORGE, an early computer.
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