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Jorgen - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Jorgen

[ syll. jor-gen, jo-rg-en ] The boy name Jorgen is pronounced as JHAORGahN KEY. Jorgen is used chiefly in Scandinavian and it is derived from Old Greek origins. Jorgen is a variation of the name George (English).

Jorgen is not popular as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names. Among the group of boy names directly related to Jorgen, George (English) was the most commonly used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Jorgen include Jörgen (German and Scandinavian), Jørgen (Scandinavian), Juergen (German), Jurgen (German), Jürgen (German), and Jayakrishna (Indian).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Jorgen: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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