George Pronunciation English: JORJ Gender Male Name day April 23 Meaning farmer Region of origin Ancient Greece Related names Georges , 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
George Washington, the first president of the United States George () is a masculine given name derived from the Greek Georgios (Γεώργιος ; Ancient Greek : [ɡeɔː́rɡi.os] , Modern Greek : [ʝeˈorʝi.os] ).[1] [2] [3] The 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, it might have been a theophoric name , with origins in Zeus Georgos , an early title of the Greek god Zeus .[4] [5] Today, it is one of the most commonly used names in the Western world, 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 . The most popular feminine forms in the Anglosphere are Georgia , Georgiana , and Georgina .
History
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] The name took on religious significance to followers of 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 .
Forms
In other languages
Albanian : Gjergj, Gjorgj, Xhorxh, Jorgji
Amharic : Giorgis (ጊዮርጊስ)
Arabic: Jirjīs (جرجيس ), Jirjis (جرجس ), Jawrj (جورج )
Aragonese : Chorche
Armenian : Gevorg (Գևորգ), Kevork (Western )
Aramaic : Gewargis (ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ), Gevargis, Gaggi (diminutive), Gaggo (diminutive), Givo (diminutive)
Asturian : Xurde
Azerbaijani : Cərcis, Corcius, Corc
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 ) (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
Danish : Jørgen , Jørn
Dutch : Joris , Juriaan/Juriaen (archaic spelling), Joren , Sjors
English : Geordie (diminutive), 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 , Jockel (diminutive), Jörg , Jörgen, Jürgen , Schorsch
Greek : Geórgios (Γεώργιος) (Modern ), Geṓrgios (Γεώργιος) (Koine ), Tzortz (Τζορτζ) (English)
Hindi : Jorj (जॉर्ज)
Hungarian : György
Icelandic : Georg
Indonesian : Georgius, George
Irish : Seóirse (also Seoirse)
Italian : Giorgio , Giorgino (diminutive), Gino (diminutive)
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); Jorjj (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 , Jur, Jurek, (diminutive), Juras (diminutive)
Portuguese : Jorge
Romanian : George, Gheorghe , Georgiu
Russian : Георгий (Gheorghy) with diminutives Гога (Goga), Жора (Zhora) and Гоша (Gosha), Юрий (Yury) with diminutive Юра (Yura) and Егор (Yegor ).
Samoan : Siaosi
Scots : Dod, Doddie
Scottish Gaelic : Deòrsa, Seòras
Serbo-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 : Juraj
Slovene : 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 : 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
Bulgarian: Gergana (Гергана)
Albanian: Jorgjia, Jorgjica, Gjeorgjina, Gjorgjina, 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