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Georg - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Georg

[ 2 syll. geo-(r)(g), ge-org ] The boy name Georg is pronounced as GEYaoRG KEY. Georg is largely used in the German, Scandinavian, and Slavic languages, and it is derived from Old Greek origins. Georg is a variant form of the name George (English).

Georg is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2008, out of the group of boy names directly linked to Georg, George (English) was the most popular.

Baby names that sound like Georg include Garek (Polish and English), Garik (English), Garrek (English), Garrick (English), Garrik (English), Gerwig (German), Graig (English), Grigoi (Slavic), Grisha (Russian), Grishka (Russian), Gyorgy (Hungarian), György (Hungarian), Gyurka (Hungarian), Garcia, García (Spanish), Garick (English), Garreck (English), Gerwazy (Polish), Graz (Italian), and Greg (English).

Details of famous persons named Georg:
Composer G. F. Handel, born Georg Friedrich Händel, 23 February 1685 - 14 April 1759, Halle, Germany.
Philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, born 27 August 1770 - 14 November 1831, Stuttgart, Germany.

KEY: English pronunciation for Georg: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)"


 
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