Yegor

Yegor ({{langx|ru|Егор}}, {{IPA|ru|jɪˈɡor|}}; {{langx|be|Ягор|Yahor}}; {{langx|uk|Єгор|Yehor}}) is an East Slavic given name. Other spellings include Egor, Egori, Jegor (a common variant in Slavic countries with a Latin alphabet) and Jegors (Latvian variant).

The name originated as a colloquial form of the name Георгий, later accepted into formal speech.Петровский Н. А., Словарь русских личных имён, Online: [https://gramota.ru/poisk?query=%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80&mode=slovari&dicts[]=28 Егор] It is derived from Greek Γεώργιος (Georgy),{{efn|Max Vasmer suggests that this derivation from Γεώργιος was possibly under the influence of another Greek name, Γρηγόριος.[https://vasmer.slovaronline.com/3567-EGOR ЕГОР]}} with initial [Γ] omitted due to merger of soft [г] -> [й] before [е] ([ге]->[йе]->[е]).{{efn|The phenomenon [ге]->[йе]->[е] is still present is colloquial speech or some dialects of Russian: герой (hero) -> ерой[https://sovereign_patrimony.academic.ru/401/%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B9 ерой], citing Историко-лингвистический словарь трилогии «Государева вотчина»}}. By the same phonemic reason the name Γεώργιος was earlier converted into Еорий -> Юрий, Yury. Суперанская А. В. [https://www.nkj.ru/archive/articles/6792/ Происхождение имен и фамилий], 2000

Notable people with these names include:

Egor

Egor Anisimov (born 1987), Russian politician
Egor Antropov (born 1992), Russian ice hockey player
Egor Averin (born 1989), Russian ice hockey player
Egor Babaev (born 1973), Russian-born Swedish physicist
Egor Baranov (born 1988), Russian film director
Egor Bazin (born 1995), Russian ice dancer
Egor Beroev (born 1977), Russian actor
Egor Degtyarev, Russian swimmer
Egor Druzhinin (born 1972), Russian actor and film director
Egor Dugin (born 1990), Russian ice hockey player
Egor Egorovich Staal (1822–1907), Russian diplomat
Egor Feoktistov (born 1993), Russian volleyball player
Egor Gerasimov (born 1992), Belarusian tennis player
Egor Golovkin (born 1983), Russian pair skater
Egor Kliuka (born 1995), Russian volleyball player of Belarusian descent
Egor Korotkov (born 1986), Russian skier
Egor Koulechov (born 1994), Israeli-Russian professional basketball player for Israeli team Ironi Nahariya
Egor Kreed (born 1994), Russian rapper and singer-songwriter
Egor Krimets (born 1992), Uzbek football player of Ukrainian descent
Egor Kuimov (born 1999), Russian swimmer
Egor Kuroptev, Russian and Georgian political expert and media manager
Egor Lavrov (born 1981), Russian businessman
Egor Lazarev (1855–1937), Russian revolutionary, populist, politician, delegate, education minister, and writer
Egor Makovsky (1802–1866), Russian painter and accountant
Egor Matvievici (born 1997), Moldovan tennis player
Egor Mekhontsev (born 1984), Russian boxer
Egor Milovzorov (born 1987), Russian ice hockey player
Egor Orudzhev (born 1995), Russian racing driver
Egor Popov (1913–2001), American engineer
Egor Sharov (born 1988), Russian Paralympian athlete
Egor Shastin (born 1982), Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player
Egor Shaykov (born 1980), Russian football and beach soccer player
Egor Shuppe (1971–2023), Russian and British businessman and venture investor
Egor Silin (born 1988), Russian road racing cyclist
Egor Vyaltsev (born 1985), Russian basketball player
Egor Yakovlev (born 1991), Russian ice hockey player
Egor Zakroev (born 1993), Russian pair skater
Egor Zheshko (born 1999), Belarusian singer