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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
- Bulgarian: Георги (Georgi)
- Catalan: Jordi
- English: George, female Georgia
- French: Georges
- Georgian: გიორგი (Giorgi)
- German: Georg, Jörg, Jürgen
- Greek: Geôrgios (Γεώργιος)
- Hungarian: György
- Italian: Giorgio
- Lithuanian: Jurgis
- Polish: Jerzy
- Portuguese: Jorge
- Russian: Георгий (Georgij)
- Spanish: Jorge
People, places named George
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