George

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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).

Until this day, it is a popular name, and has many variations.

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1 Variants 2 People, places named George 2.1 People 2.2 Places in the United States 2.3 Other

Variants

• Catalan: Jordi
• English: George, female Georgia
• French: Georges
• German: Georg, Jörg, Jürgen
• Greek: Geôrgios (Γεώργιος)
• Hungarian: György
• Italian: Giorgio
• Russian: Георгий (Georgij)
• Spanish: Jorge
• Lithuanian: Jurgis

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
• King George I of Greece
• King George II of Greece
• Prince George of Kent
• Duke George the Bearded Wettin 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
• David Lloyd George, British Politician
• Eddie George, American Football Player
• Edward George, British Economist
• Gladys George, American Actress
• Henry George, American Economist

Places in the United States

• George, Iowa
• George, Washington
• George County, Mississippi
• George West, Texas
• Lake George, New York

Other

• Curious George, a monkey.
• George was also a magazine founded by John F. Kennedy, Jr.
• George (band) is a Rock and Roll band from Brisbane, Australia
• George was the Allied reporting name for the Kawanishi N1K-J World War II-era Japanese fighter aircraft

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