Aramaic: Gewargis (ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ), Gevargis, Gaggi (diminutive), Gaggo (diminutive), Givo (diminutive).Armenian: Gevorg (Գևորգ), Kevork ( Western).Egyptian Arabic: Gerges ( جرجس), Girgis ( جرجس).Albanian: Gjergj, Gjorgj, Xhorxh, Jorgji.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.įorms In other languages 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. 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. 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. The word georgos itself is ultimately a combination of two Greek words: ge (γῆ) 'earth, soil' and ergon (ἔργον) 'work'. Its original Greek form, Georgios, is based on the Greek word georgos (γεωργός) 'farmer'. The most popular feminine forms in the Anglosphere are Georgia, Georgiana, and Georgina. Its diminutives are Geordie and Georgie, with the former being limited primarily to residents of England and Scotland. Today, it is one of the most commonly used names in the Western world, though its religious significance has waned among modern populations.
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. George ( English: / ˈ dʒ ɔːr dʒ/) is a masculine given name derived from the Greek Geōrgios ( Γεώργιος Ancient Greek:, Modern Greek: ). George Washington, the first president of the United States
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