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George (given name)

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George (given name)

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George
Man in agriculture.jpg
A farmer.
Pronunciation English: /ˈdʒɔrdʒ/
Gender Male
Meaning Farmer / Earth-worker
Origin Greek: Γεώργιος (Georgios)
Related names Georgette (f),
Georgia (f),
Georgina (f),
Georgiana (f)
Look up George in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

George, from the Ancient Greek γεωργός (geōrgos), “farmer” or “earth-worker”, which became a name in Greek: Γεώργιος (Geōrgios), and Latin: Georgius. The word Γεωργος is a compound word, formed by the words Ge (Γῆ), “earth”, “soil” and ergon (ἔργον), “work”.

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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

See also: King George
Bulgaria
Georgia
Great Britain
Greece
Hanover

[edit] Princes

See also: Prince George
Albania
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Portugal
Serbia

[edit] Others

  • Saint George, George of Lydda (c.275/281–303) venerated Christian martyr

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[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:

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