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George (given name)

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| name = George

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| pronunciation= English: {{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ɔːr|dʒ}} {{respell|JORJ}}

| gender = Male

| meaning = "Farmer" or "Earthworker"

| region =Ancient Greece

| name day = April 23

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| nickname = Geo, Geordie

| related names = Georges, Georginio, Georgios, Georgius, Gheorghe, Giorgio, Göran, Geevarghese/Varghese, Gjergj György, Jerzy, Jorge, Joris, Jörg, Jörgen, Jørgen, Jørn, Jüri, Jurgis, Jurģis, Jürgen, Jurij, Juris, Örjan, Ørjan, Sjors, Yegor, Yrjö, Jyrki, Jyri, Yuri/Yury, Uri/Ori, Đorđe, Đurađ, Jiří, Juraij, Giorgis

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George ({{IPAc-en|lang|ˈ|dʒ|ɔːr|dʒ}}) is a masculine given name derived from the Greek Georgios ({{lang|grc|Γεώργιος|italic=}}; {{IPA|grc|ɡeɔː́rɡi.os|lang|link=yes}}, {{IPA|el|ʝeˈorʝi.os|label=Modern Greek:}}).[https://www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/announcements/GreekNamesinEnglish.html Greek Names in English] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104101417/http://www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/announcements/GreekNamesinEnglish.html |date=January 4, 2021 }}, Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, Oxford University{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/george|title=Meaning, origin and history of the name George|last=Campbell|first=Mike|website=Behind the Name|access-date=August 1, 2019}}[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Dgewrgo%2Fs γεωργ-ός], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Dgewrge%2Fw γεωργ-έω] in Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon. The name gained popularity due to its association with the Christian martyr, Saint George (died 23 April 303), a member of the Praetorian Guard who was sentenced to death for his refusal to renounce Christianity, and prior to that, it might have been a theophoric name, with origins in Zeus Georgos, an early title of the Greek god Zeus.Jan N. Bremmer, Andrew Erskine, [https://books.google.com/books?id=yX0higEUL2oC&dq=zeus+georgos&pg=PA104 The Gods of Ancient Greece: Identities and Transformations], p. 104, Edinburgh University Press, 2010Michael York,[https://books.google.com/books?id=XslqUHb9B9IC&dq=zeus+georgos&pg=PA132 Pagan Theology: Paganism As A World Religion], p. 132, NYU Press, 2005 Today, it is one of the most commonly used names in the Western world, though its religious significance has waned among modern populations. Its diminutives are Geordie and Georgie, with the former being limited primarily to residents of England and Scotland. The most popular feminine forms in the Anglosphere are Georgia, Georgiana, and Georgina.

History

= Etymology and origins =

Its original Greek form, Georgios, is based on the Greek word georgos (γεωργός), 'farmer'. The word georgos itself is ultimately a combination of two Greek words: ge (γῆ), 'earth, soil' and ergon (ἔργον), 'work'. Aelius Herodianus (fl. 2nd century AD), a Roman-era Greek grammarian and writer, determined Georgios to be a theophoric name, or a name created to honor a deity, a nod to Zeus Georgos, or "Zeus the Farmer" in English. In the early stages of Greek mythology, before Zeus took on a major role in the Greek pantheon as ruler of all the gods and goddesses, he was sacrificed to as an agricultural god, a patron of crops and harvests.J.F. Boissonade, Herodiani partitiones (= Ἐπιμερισμοί, e codd. Paris. 2543 + 2570). London, 1819 (repr. Amsterdam: Hakkert, 1963), 172.

{{lang|grc|Τὰ διὰ τοῦ ιος προπαροξύτονα ὀνόματα, κύριά τε καὶ ἐπίθετα, καὶ ἀπὸ τόπου λαμβανόμενα, διὰ τοῦ ἰῶτα γράφονται· κύρια μέν· οἷον· Γεώργιος· Δημήτριος· Ἀμμώνιος· ἐπίθετα δέ· οἷον· ἅγιος· κύριος· ὅσιος· λόγιος· ἄξιος· καὶ τὰ λοιπά· ἀπὸ τόπου δὲ λαμβανόμενα· οἷον· Ῥόδιος· Κύπριος· Βυζάντιος· καὶ τὰ ὅμοια.|italic=unset}} The name took on religious significance to followers of Early Christianity in 303 with the supposed martyrdom of Georgios, a Roman soldier of Greek heritage. While the story's historical accuracy is subject to debate, his character took on real importance to the Christian Church, with Georgios and its variants being used as baptismal names and by religious officials and Christian monarchs, though it did not become common among the laity until after the Middle Ages.

= Forms =

== In other languages ==

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== Feminine forms ==

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  • Bulgarian: Gergana (Гергана)
  • Albanian: Jorgjia, Jorgjica, Gjeorgjina, Gjorgjina, Xheorxhina, Xhorxhina
  • Catalan: Jordina
  • Czech: Jiřina
  • Dutch: Georgina, Jorien{{Cite web|url=https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/verklaring/naam/Jorien|title = NVB - verklaring voornaam Jorien}}
  • English: Georgeanna, Georgann, Georgia, Georgiana, Georgina, Georgie (diminutive), Gina (diminutive, also Geena), Georgette, Georenn
  • French: George, Georgette, Georgine, Gigi
  • Greek: Georgia (Γεωργία)
  • Hungarian: Györgyi, Györgyike (diminutive)
  • Italian: Giorgia, Giorgina (diminutive), Gina (diminutive)
  • Latin: Georgia
  • Maltese: Ġorġa
  • Polish: Georgina
  • Portuguese: Jorgina
  • Romanian: Georgeta, Georgiana
  • Spanish: Georgina, Jorgelina
  • Turkish: Yorgiya

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People with the given name

=Late antiquity to early medieval=

{{See also|King George (disambiguation)|Prince George (disambiguation)}}

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=High to late medieval=

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=Renaissance to modern=

:See: {{lookfrom|George}}

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Fictional characters

See also

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