George (given name)
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Pronunciation | English: /ˈdʒɔrdʒ/ |
Gender | Male |
Meaning | Farmer / Earth-worker |
Origin | Greek: Γεώργιος (Georgios) |
Related names | Georgette (f), Georgia (f), Georgina (f), Georgiana (f) |
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[edit] History
In the West, the name is known from the eleventh century as a result of the Crusades. The name was extended due to the popularity of St. George and the Golden Legend, widespread in the European courts of the thirteenth century.This powerful name has remained surprisingly popular in the last 1500 years. Just look at the impressive number of translations and versions that has the name in different languages and dialects.
In Germany, the name has been popular since the Middle Ages, declining later use. In Britain, despite being St. George the patron of England since the fourteenth century, the name did not become popular until the eighteenth century following the accession of George I of England. In the U.S.A., statistics from mid-nineteenth century placed him among the five most popular baby names. The trend continued until the 1950's, when the name began to lose popularity. The same trend occurred in France as one of the top ten in the early twentieth century, has come to be at position 20.
[edit] Others uses of the name
- In Argentina, you can see Jorge (Spanish variation of George) as a surname.
- In World War II, the codename for the Japanese fighter Kawanishi N1K-J was George.
- There is also a rare condition called DiGeorge syndrome.
- In the Middle Ages, knights Catalan and Occitan, used the war cry "Sant Jordi! Firam! Firam!". Similarly, the English knights used to go into battle with the cry "by George", which were entrusted to St. George and sought his support as patron saint of the knights.
- In Mexico, there is a very popular phrase that says: Vamos a ponerle Jorge al niño ( Let's name George the child), which in colloquial terms is indicative of invitation (to a woman) to sex (George, would be the name of the firstborn to procreate).
- George (GEneral ORGanisational Environment) was an O.S developed in 1960 by the company International Computers Ltd.
- Zeus was worshiped in many forms, of which one was a farmer or georgos.
[edit] People
[edit] Monarchs
- George I of Bulgaria, emperor of Bulgaria 1280–1292
- George II of Bulgaria, emperor of Bulgaria 1321–1322
- George I of Georgia (998/1002–1027), king of Georgia 1014-1027
- George II of Georgia (c.1054–1112), king of Georgia 1072-1089
- George III of Georgia (died 1184), king of Georgia 1156-1184
- George IV of Georgia (1192–1223), king of Georgia 1213-1223
- George V of Georgia (1286/1289–1346), king of Georgia 1299-1302 and 1314–1346
- George VI of Georgia (died 1313), king of Georgia 1311-1313
- George VII of Georgia (died 1405 or 1407), king of Georgia 1393-1407 or 1395–1405
- George VIII of Georgia (1417–1476), king of Georgia 1446-1465
- George IX of Kartli (died 1539), king of Kartli 1525-1527 or 1525–1534
- George X of Kartli (c.1561–1606), king of Kartli 1599-1606
- George XI of Kartli (1651–1709), king of Kartli 1676-1688 and 1703–1709
- George XII of Georgia (1746–1800), last king of Georgia 1798-1800
- George I of Great Britain (1660–1727), King of Great Britain and Ireland 1714-1727
- George II of Great Britain (1683–1760), King of Great Britain and Ireland 1727-1760
- George III of the United Kingdom (1738–1820), King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820, also George III of Hanover, 1814–1820
- George IV of the United Kingdom (1762–1830), King of the United Kingdom 1820-1830, also George IV of Hanover, 1820–1830
- George V of the United Kingdom (1865–1936), King of Great Britain and Ireland 1910-1936
- George VI of the United Kingdom (1895–1952), King of Great Britain and Ireland 1936-1952
- George I of Greece (1845–1913), King of the Hellenes 1863-1913
- George II of Greece (1890–1947), King of the Hellenes 1922–1924, 1935–1947
- George I - see George I of Great Britain
- George II - see George II of Great Britain
- George III - see George III of the United Kingdom
- George IV - see George IV of the United Kingdom
- George V of Hanover (1819–78), last king of Hanover 1851–1866
[edit] Princes
- George Kastrioti Skanderbeg (1405–1468), Albanian prince and national hero
- George Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1838–1890)
- Prince George William of Hanover (1915–2006)
- Prince Georg of Hanover (born 1949)
- Prince George of Denmark (1653–1708)
- Prince George William of Great Britain (1717–1718)
- Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (1819–1904)
- Prince George of Greece and Denmark (1869–1957)
- George, Duke of Coimbra (1481–1550), Portuguese Infante, natural son of King John II of Portugal
- George of Lencastre, 2nd Duke of Aveiro (1548–1578), Portuguese Prince
- George of Lencastre, 1st Duke of Torres Novas (1594–1632), Portuguese Prince
- George, Crown Prince of Serbia (1887–1972)
[edit] Others
- Saint George, George of Lydda (c.275/281–303) venerated Christian martyr
- George Aitken (disambiguation)
- George Alexander (disambiguation)
- George Arthur (disambiguation)
- Patriarch George of Antioch (758-790), Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church
- George of Antioch (died 1151/2), the first true admiral
- George Atkinson (disambiguation)
- George Banks (disambiguation)
- George Barker (disambiguation)
- George Bass (disambiguation)
- George Bennett (disambiguation)
- George Benson (disambiguation)
- George Berkeley (disambiguation)
- George Berry (disambiguation)
- George Brett (disambiguation)
- George Brown (disambiguation)
- George Buchanan (disambiguation)
- George Burns (disambiguation)
- George Bush (disambiguation)
- George H. W. Bush (born 1924), 41st president of the USA
- George W. Bush (born 1946), 43rd president of the USA
- George Carey (disambiguation)
- George Carlin (1937–2008), comedian
- George Carter (disambiguation)
- George Cary (disambiguation)
- George Chambers (disambiguation)
- George Chandler (disambiguation)
- George Chapman (disambiguation)
- George Charles (disambiguation)
- George Christopher (disambiguation)
- George Churchill (disambiguation)
- George Clarke (disambiguation)
- George Clinton (disambiguation)
- George Clooney, American actor
- George Clymer (disambiguation)
- George Cook (disambiguation)
- George Cooke (disambiguation)
- George Crawford (disambiguation)
- George Croghan (disambiguation)
- George Cross (disambiguation)
- George Crowe (disambiguation)
- George of Cyprus, Byzantine geographer
- George Dallas (disambiguation)
- George Day (disambiguation)
- George Denison (disambiguation)
- George Dickey (disambiguation)
- George Eastman (disambiguation)
- George Edwards (disambiguation)
- George Ellis (disambiguation)
- George Elokobi (born 1986), Cameroonian professional footballer
- George Evans (disambiguation)
- George Finlay (disambiguation)
- George Formby, Jr. (1904–1961), British musician and actor
- George Formby, Sr. (1875–1921), British singer
- George Forrest (disambiguation)
- George Foster (disambiguation)
- George Fox (disambiguation)
- George Frost (disambiguation)
- George Gee (disambiguation)
- George Gershwin
- George Goodman (disambiguation)
- George Green (disambiguation)
- George Gregan (born 1973), Australian rugby union player
- George Grey (disambiguation)
- George Guthrie (disambiguation)
- George Hamilton (disambiguation)
- George Harrison (disambiguation)
- George Hart (disambiguation)
- George Henry (disambiguation)
- George Hodges (disambiguation)
- George Hogg (disambiguation)
- George Horton (disambiguation)
- George Howell (disambiguation)
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- George Jacobs (disambiguation)
- George James (disambiguation)
- George Jeffreys (disambiguation)
- George Jones (disambiguation)
- George Jung
- George Karageorgevich (disambiguation)
- George Kennedy (disambiguation)
- George Kerr (disambiguation)
- George Knox (disambiguation)
- George Landenberger
- George Lauder (disambiguation)
- George Leake (disambiguation)
- George Leonard (disambiguation)
- George Logan (disambiguation)
- George Lucas (disambiguation)
- George Mackenzie (disambiguation)
- George Marshall (disambiguation)
- George Martin (disambiguation)
- George Mason (disambiguation)
- George McGovern
- George McManus (disambiguation)
- George Merrill (disambiguation)
- George Meyer (disambiguation)
- George Michael (disambiguation)
- George Francis Miles (1852-1891) British artist
- George Moffat (disambiguation)
- George Mudie (disambiguation)
- George Napier (disambiguation)
- George Neville (disambiguation)
- George Nicol (disambiguation)
- George Nozuka (born 1986), Canadian singer
- George O'Brien (disambiguation)
- George Alan O'Dowd, English singer-songwriter known as Boy George
- George Ogbeide (born 1968), Nigerian track and field athlete
- George Orwell
- George Owen (disambiguation)
- George Owens (disambiguation)
- George Parr (disambiguation)
- George Pearce (disambiguation)
- George Perry (disambiguation)
- George Porter (disambiguation)
- George Raft
- George Alan Rekers (born 1948), American psychologist
- George Richardson (disambiguation)
- George Roberts (disambiguation)
- George Romero
- George Rose (disambiguation)
- George Rowley
- George Russell (disambiguation)
- George Sanders (disambiguation)
- George Segal, American film and stage actor
- George Shapiro
- George Shaw (disambiguation)
- George Sinclair (disambiguation)
- George Smith (disambiguation)
- George Spencer-Churchill (disambiguation)
- George Stanley (disambiguation)
- George Steiner
- George Stephanopoulos (born 1961), American political adviser and TV journalist
- George Stevenson (disambiguation)
- George Stone (disambiguation)
- George Stroumboulopoulos, host of Canada's Late Night Talk Show "The Hour"
- George Sutherland (disambiguation)
- George Takei (born 1937), American actor, Lieutenant Sulu in the original Star Trek
- George Thompson (disambiguation)
- George Thomson (disambiguation)
- George Thorogood (born 1950), American musician
- George Troup (disambiguation)
- George Turner (disambiguation)
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- George Wallace (disambiguation)
- George Herbert Walker (disambiguation)
- George Walsh (disambiguation)
- George Warren (disambiguation)
- George Washington, first president of the United States
- George Washington (disambiguation)
- George Washington (name)
- George Wassouf (born 1961), Syrian singer
- George Welles (disambiguation)
- George Wells (disambiguation)
- George Wheeler (disambiguation)
- George Wilkins (disambiguation)
- George Wyndham (disambiguation)
[edit] Fictional people
- George Feeny, a wise teacher, neighbor, and mentor to the characters in the television series Boy Meets World.
- George, title character of the webcomic Bob and George.
- George, the main character of George of the Jungle.
- George Bailey, It's a Wonderful Life.
- Curious George, a cartoon character.
- George Mainwaring, a popular character in British comedy series Dad's Army.
- George Costanza, from Seinfeld.
- George Jetson, from The Jetsons.
- George Kirrin, a character in Enid Blyton's Famous Five.
- George McFly, from Back to the Future.
- George Weasley, in Harry Potter.
- George Jefferson, from "The Jeffersons".
- George Ushiromiya, a character in the visual novel, manga and anime series Umineko no Naku Koro ni.
- George Kojima, a character in the manga and anime series Case Closed.
- George Harvey, the main antagonist of the novel sometimes barked out the window along with his wife. He often ate bones. The Lovely Bones.
- George Koizumi, a character from manga and anime series Paradise Kiss.
- George Beard, from Dav Pilkey's book series, Captain Underpants
[edit] Animals
- George (tortoise) (c. 1920 - 2004), a long-serving pet on the British television series Blue Peter.
- Lonesome George, the last known remnant of the tortoise subspecies Geochelone nigra abingdonil.
- George (Jack Russell Terrier) (c. 1993-2007), New Zealand dog awarded the PDSA Gold Medal in 2009.
- Giant George (Great Dane) (b. 2005), the tallest dog ever recorded.
[edit] Other language variants
The name of George has variants in scores of other languages:- Albanian: Gjergj, Jorgo
- Arabic: Jurj جرج, Jurjus جرجس George جورج Khodor خضر
- Aragonese: Chorche
- Armenian: Գեվ, Գեվոր, Գեվորգ (Gev, Gevor, Gevorg)
- Assyrian: Gewargis, Gewargi
- Basque: Gorka
- Belarusian: Юры, Юрка, Jury, Jurka (Yury, Yurka)
- Breton: Jord, Jorj
- Bulgarian: Георги Gеоrgi, Гошо Gosho, Жоро Zhoro
- Catalan: Jordi
- Chinese (Simplified): 乔治
- Chinese (Traditional): 喬治
- Czech: Jiří
- Croatian: Juraj, Jurica, Jure, Đuro
- Danish: Jørgen
- Dutch: Joris, Sjors, Jurjen (Frisian)
- Esperanto: Georgo
- Estonian: Georg, Jüri
- Faroese : Jørgun
- Finnish: Yrjö, Yrjänä, Jori, Jyri, Jyrki
- French: Georges
- Galicia: Xurxo
- Georgian: Giorgi (Georgian: გიორგი I)
- German: Georg, Gorch, Jörg/Jörgen, Jürg/Jürgen
- Greek: Γεώργιος , Γιώργος (Georgios, Giorgos)
- Hawaiian language: Keoki
- Hebrew: ג׳ורג׳ (transcription: Ǧorǧ; transliteration: g'wrg')
- Hungarian: György
- Indonesian: Jaja
- Irish: Seoirse
- Italian: Giorgio
- Japanese: 譲治, 譲二, 譲次 (Jōji)
- Latin: Georgius
- Latvian: Jurģis, Juris
- Lithuanian: Jurgis
- Macedonian: Ѓорѓи, Ѓорѓе, Ѓорѓија, Ѓоко (Gjorgji, Gjorgje, Gjorgjija, Gjoko)
- Malayalam: ഗീവര്ഗീസ് (Geevarghese/Gheevarghese), ഗീവറുഗീസ് (Gheevarughese), വര്ഗീസ് (Varghese), വെര്ഗീസ് (Verghese), വറുഗീസ് (Varughese),Varkey
- Maltese: Ġorġ, Ġorġa
- Norman: Jore
- Norwegian: Georg, Jørn, Ørjan, Jørgen
- Polish: Jerzy
- Portuguese: Jorge
- Romanian: Gheorghe
- Russian: Георгий (Georgy), Юрий (Yury or Yuri), Егор (Yegor or Egor)
- Scottish Gaelic: Seòrsa, Deòrsa
- Serbian: Ђорђе, Ђурађ (Cyrillic), Đorđe, Đurađ (Latin)
- Slovak: Juraj
- Slovene: Jurij, Jure
- Spanish: Jorge
- Swedish: Göran, Jörgen, Örjan
- Turkish: Circis, Corc
- Ukrainian: Георгій (Heorhiy), Юрій (Yuriy), Юрко (Yurko)
- Venetian: Giorgio
- Volapük: Jüri
- Welsh: Sior
- Moore: Jorr