First name origin & meaning:
Greek: Farmer
First name variations: Georg, Georges, Georgio, Giorgio, Giorgis, Georgius, Georgie, Georgi, Georgy, Geordie, Goran, Jorge, Jorges, Jorgen, Jerzy, Jiri, Juro, Jurik, Jur, Jeorg, Juergen, Jurgen, Jurek, Jorrin, Jurgi, Yegor, Yura, Yurchik, Yurik, Yusha, Yurko, Yoyi, Yuri, Egor, Zhorka, Seiorse
Last name origin & meaning:
English, Welsh, French, South Indian, etc.: from the personal name
George, Greek Geōrgios, from an adjectival form,
geōrgios ‘rustic’, of geōrgos ‘farmer’. This
became established as a personal name in classical times through its
association with the fashion for pastoral poetry. Its popularity in
western Europe increased at the time of the Crusades, which brought
greater contact with the Orthodox Church, in which several saints and
martyrs of this name are venerated, in particular a saint believed to
have been martyred at Nicomedia in ad 303, who, however, is
at best a shadowy figure historically. Nevertheless, by the end of the
Middle Ages St. George had become associated with an unhistorical
legend of dragon-slaying exploits, which caught the popular
imagination throughout Europe, and he came to be considered the patron
saint of England among other places.
Famous people with this first name:
George Harrison,
George Lucas
Famous people who gave their babies this name:
Kristin Scott-Thomas
This name appears in the following lists:
Black History/Civil Rights Leaders,
Composers,
Country Stars,
Cowboys and Cowgirls,
Heroes and Heroines,
Lakes and Rivers,
Literary Characters,
Poets,
Saints,
Presidents' Kids,
Rock Kings and Queens,
Silver Screen,
U.S. Presidents
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