George (given name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = George


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pronunciation= IPA|/dʒɔːdʒ/, IPA|/dʒɔɹdʒ/
gender = Male
meaning = Farmer / Earth-worker / Fire
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origin = Greek: "Georgios" (Γεώργιος)
related names = Georgia, Georgina
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George is a popular masculine given name. It is an adaptation of the Greek name "Georgios" (Γεώργιος), which is derived from the Greek word polytonic|γεωργός ("georgos", "farmer" or "earth-worker"). The word polytonic|γεωργός is a compound word, formed by the words polytonic|γῆ ("ge", "earth", "soil") and polytonic|ἔργον ("ergon", "task", "undertaking", "work"). [G. Babiniotis, Lexicon of New Greek Language, Lexicology Centre, Athens (2002)]

Real People

Monarchs

*George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland (1660 - 1727) reigned 1714 - 1727
*George I, King of the Hellenes (1845-1913) reigned 1863-1913
*George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland (1683 - 1760) reigned 1727 - 1760
*George II, King of the Hellenes (1890-1947) reigned 1922-1924, 1935-1947
*George III, King of the United Kingdom (1738 - 1820) reigned 1760 - 1820
*George IV, King of the United Kingdom (1762 - 1830) reigned 1820 - 1830
*George V, King of Hanover (1819-1878) reigned 1851-1866
*George V, King of Great Britain and Ireland (1865 - 1936) reigned 1910 - 1936
*George VI, King of Great Britain and Ireland (1895 - 1952) reigned 1936 - 1952

Others

*Saint George
*George of Antioch (died 1151/2), the first true ammiratus ammiratorum
*George Kastrioti Skanderbeg (1405-1468), Albanian prince and national heroe
*George Brett (baseball), American baseball player
*George H. W. Bush (born 1924), 41st president of the USA
*George W. Bush (born 1946), 43rd and current president of the USA
*George Carlin (1937-2008), comedian
*George Elokobi (born 1986), Cameroonian professional footballer
*George Formby, Jr. (1904 - 1961), British musician and actor
*George Formby, Sr. (1875-1921), British singer
*George Foster (baseball) (born 1948), American baseball player
*George Foster (boxing), American boxer
*George Foster (American football) (born 1980), American football player
*George Eulas Foster (1847 - 1931), Canadian politician
*George Murphy Foster known as Pops Foster (1892 - 1969), American jazz musician
*George P. Foster (1835 - 1879), American civil war union general
*George Peter Foster (1858 - 1928), American politican
*George William Foster known as Bill Foster (Illinois politician) (born 1955), American physicist and politician
*George Galloway (born 1954), British politician
*George Harrison, member of iconic English rock band, The Beatles
*George Martin, several people
*George Nozuka (born 1986), Canadian singer
*George Foster Peabody (1852 - 1938), American businessman
*George Smith, many people
*George Takei (born 1937), American actor, Lieutenant Sulu in the original Star Trek
*George Washington (1732 - 1799), first president of the USA
*George Wassouf (born 1961), Syrian singer

Fictional people

*George ("Famous Five"), a character in Enid Blyton's "Famous Five"
*Curious George, a cartoon character
*George, title character of the webcomic "Bob and George"
*George Weasley, in "Harry Potter"
*George Costanza, from "Seinfeld"
*George Jetson, from "The Jetsons"
*George McFly, from "Back to the Future"
*George, the main character of "George of the Jungle"

Animals

*George (tortoise) (c. 1920 - 2004), a long-serving pet on the British television series "Blue Peter"
*Lonesome George, the last known remnant of the tortoise subspecies Geochelone nigra abingdonil

ee also

*Saint George (disambiguation)
*George (disambiguation)
*Georgius

References