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Jorge - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Jorge
 
 

 


The boy name Jorge [ 2 syll. jor-ge, jo-rge ] is pronounced HHAORHHey KEY. Jorge's language of origin is Old Greek and it is predominantly used in Spanish. Jorge is a form of the English George.

Jorge is a popular baby boy name. The name grew in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1990s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1996 with 0.173% of baby boys being named Jorge. It had a ranking of #113 then. The baby name has experienced a decline in frequency since then. In 2007, it ranked at #128 with a usage of 0.148%, but it was nevertheless the most popular among all boy names in its family. Jorge was 19% more widely used than the next ranked name, the English George, in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Jorge include the Frisian Harro and the English Harry.

KEY: English pronunciation for Jorge: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)"


A famous person named Jorge is Writer, Jorge Luis Borges, born 24 August 1899 - 14 June 1986, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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