The name George has its origin in ancient Greek, meaning something like "farmer, man from the country." The name is a derivation of the Greek male name Geôrgios (Γεώργιος), which developed out of geô (=earth), and ergo (=to work). It remains a popular name, and has many variations.
Variants
- Arabic: Guirguis (جرجس)
- Albanian: Gjergj
- Armenian: Գեվորգ (Gevorg)
- Basque: Gorka
- Bulgarian: Георги (Georgi)
- Catalan: Jordi
- Chinese: (Qiáozhù)
- Traditional: 喬治
- Simplified: 乔治
- Czech: Jiří
- Danish: Jørgen
- Dutch: Joris, Sjors
- English: George (male), Georgia (female)
- Estonian: Jüri
- Finnish: Yrjö, Jyrki, Jyri
- French: Georges
- Georgian: გიორგი (Giorgi)
- German: Georg, Jörg, Jürgen, Jörgen
- Greek: Geôrgios (Γεώργιος) (formal), Giôrgos (Γιώργος) (informal)
- Hungarian: György
- Irish: Seoirse
- Italian: Giorgio
- Japanese: Jo-ji (ジョージ)
- Lithuanian: Jurgis
- Malay: Jurjis
- Norwegian: Jørgen, Georg
- Polish: Jerzy
- Portuguese: Jorge
- Romanian: Gheorghe
- Russian: Георгий (Georgij), Юрий (Yury), Егор (Yegor)
- Scottish: Deòrsa, Seòras, Deòrsag (female).
- Serbian: Ђорђе (Djordje)
- Slovak: Juraj
- Spanish: Jorge (male), Jorgelina, Georgina (female)
- Swedish: Jörgen
- Welsh: Siôr, Siors, Siorus
- Syria Christian: Gheevargheese and other forms
People, places named George
People
- King George of Bohemia
- Duke George of Clarence
- King George I of Great Britain
- King George II of Great Britain
- The green vacuum cleaner manufactured by Numatic International Ltd (see George (vacuum cleaner))
- King George I of Greece
- King George II of Greece
- Prince George of Kent
- Duke George the Bearded of Saxony
- King George III of the United Kingdom
- King George IV of the United Kingdom
- King George V of the United Kingdom
- King George VI of the United Kingdom
- Saint George, Middle Eastern Martyr
- George of Trebizond, Greek Philosopher
- George W. Bush, George Walker Bush, the 43rd and current President of the United States (2001–present)
- George Best Irish Soccer player
- George H. W. Bush, George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States (1989–1993)
- George P. Bush, George Prescott Bush, son of Jeb Bush
- George Bush (biblical scholar), (1796–1859), biblical scholar and distant relative of the two United States presidents
- George Washington Bush (1779–1863), the first Black settler in what is now Washington State
- George Costanza, (1989–1998), fictional character on the US television sitcom Seinfeld
- George Eliot, (1819-1880), pen name for the British Novelist Mary Ann Evans
- David Lloyd George, British Politician (family name was Lloyd George)
- Eddie George, American Football Player
- Edward George, British Economist
- Gladys George, American Actress
- Henry George, American Economist
- George Pataki, American politican and governor of New York
- George Strait, American country music singer
- Melissa George, Australian Actress
- Boy George, British singer
- George Harrison, British singer
- George of the Jungle
- George Yardley, Basketball player
- George Young, American bowler
- George Washington, American Revolutionary
- George Carlin, Comedian
- George Orwell, Writer
- George Clooney, Actor
Places in the United States
Places outside the United States
Other
- George (movie, 1972)
- Curious George, an adventurous monkey.
- George (magazine), a magazine founded by John F. Kennedy, Jr.
- George (band) is a band from Brisbane, Australia
- George was the Allied reporting name for the Kawanishi N1K-J World War II-era Japanese fighter aircraft
- George (tortoise), a long-serving pet on British television series Blue Peter.
- George (Rainbow), a puppet on the long-running British childrens' television series, Rainbow.
- GEORGE was also the name of an International Computers Ltd operating system developed for their 1900 range of computers.
- George is also the name of a famous clothing brand in the United Kingdom, owned by supermarket chain Asda.
- Society for the Prevention of Calling Sleeping Car Porters "George"
- GEORGE (computer) for GEORGE, an early computer.
- Hurricane Georges
- Lonesome George