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 [ 1 syll. geo-(r)ge, ge-o-rge ] The boy name George is pronounced as JHAORJH KEY. George is used predominantly in the English language and its origin is Old Greek. The name's meaning is farmer, earthworker. Georgius (Latin) and Georgos (Old Greek) are old forms of George. The Latin Georgius is derived from the Old Greek Georgios, which is of the element 'georgos' (farmer); the element itself is a compound of 'ge' (earth) and 'ergo' (to work). The name was borne by several early saints, including Saint George, who was immortalised in the tale of his slaying a dragon, and is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. He was regarded as the patron saint of England since the 14th century, but in spite of this, the name was not popular with English speakers in the medieval period. The name became popular after the accession of the Hanoverian King George I in 1714. Subsequently five other English monarchs bore the name, further boosting its popularity and cementing its status as a royal name. The name Georgia (English) is the female version of George. The name George is widely used; it has 79 variants that are used in both English and other languages. Variants of George used in English include Georgi (used in Russian and Slavic as well), Georgy, Giogio, Jordy (used in Dutch as well), Jorge (used in Spanish as well), Yorick (used in Scandinavian as well), York (used in Scandinavian as well), and Yorrick (used in Scandinavian as well). The pet forms Geordie and Georgie are other English variants. Foreign variants of George include Djordje (Slavic), Djura (Slavic), Durko (Czech), Egor (Russian), Georg (German, Scandinavian, and Slavic), Georges (French), Georgio (Italian), Georgios (Greek), Georgius (Dutch), Georgiy (Russian), Gheorghe (Romanian), Giorgio (Italian), Giorgis (Greek), Giorgos (Greek), Gjergj (Albanian), Gogos (Greek), Goran (Scandinavian and Slavic), Göran (Scandinavian), Gyorgy (Hungarian), György (Hungarian), Gyuri (Hungarian), Gyurka (Hungarian), Igor (Czech, Italian, Polish, Russian, Slavic, and German), Iouri (Russian), Jeorg (German), Jerzy (Polish), Jiri (Czech), Jirí (Czech), Joergen (Scandinavian), Joeri (Dutch), Jorck (Scandinavian), Jordi (Catalan), Jorgen (Scandinavian), Joris (Dutch and German), Jorje (Spanish), Jorn (Scandinavian), Jorre (Dutch, Finnish, and Scandinavian), Jörg (German), Jörgen (German and Scandinavian), Jörn (German), Jørgen (Scandinavian), Juergen (German), Jur (Czech), Juraj (Slavic), Juraz (Czech), Jurek (Polish), Jurgen (German), Jurgi (Russian), Jurgis (Lithuanian), Juri (Estonian and Russian), Jurik (Czech), Jurka (Polish), Jurko (Czech), Juro (Czech), Jürg (German), Jürgen (German), Keoki (Hawaiian), Schorsch (German), Seoras (Scottish), Xorge (Spanish), Yegor (Russian), Youri (Dutch), Yura (Russian), Yurchik (Russian), Yuri (Russian), Yurik (Russian), Yurko (Russian), Yusha (Russian), and Zhorka (Russian). George is a classic favorite. Today it is still a popular baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was before. In 1900, 3.330% of baby boys were given the name George. It ranked at #4 then. The baby name has since steeply fallen in popularity, and is currently of occasional use. In 2008, its usage was only 0.117% and its ranking #153. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to George, Jorge (English and Spanish) was the most frequently used. In 2008, it was used 16% more than George. The name George has been mostly given to boys, though it has also been used as a girl name in the past century. In 1955, the name George was given to 164 times as many boys than girls. Baby names that sound like George include Jorje (Spanish), Jerk (Scandinavian), Jörg (German), Jürg (German), Tjark (Frisian), Georges (French), Georgie (English), Georgius (Dutch), Georgiy (Russian), Georgy (English), Gerek (English and Polish), Gerick (English), Gerik (Polish), Gerreck (English), Gerrek (English), Gerrick (English), Gerrik (English), Giorgis (Greek), Giorgos (Greek), and Djordje (Slavic). Details of famous persons named George: KEY: Pronunciation for George: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)"   |
