From the Greek name Γεωργιος (Georgios) which was derived from the Greek word γεωργος (georgos) meaning "farmer, earthworker", itself derived from the elementsγη (ge) "earth" and εργον (ergon) "work". Saint George was a 3rd-century Roman soldier from Palestine who was martyred during the persecutions of emperor Diocletian. Later legends describe his defeat of a dragon, with which he was often depicted in medieval art.
Initially Saint George was primarily revered by Eastern Christians, but returning crusaders brought stories of him to Western Europe and he became the patron of England, Portugal, Catalonia and Aragon. The name was rarely used in England until the German-born George I came to the British throne in the 18th century. Five subsequent British kings have borne the name.
Other famous bearers include two kings of Greece, the composer George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), the first president of the United States, George Washington (1732-1797), and the Pacific explorer George Vancouver (1757-1798). This was also the pen name of authors George Eliot (1819-1880) and George Orwell (1903-1950), real names Mary Anne Evans and Eric Arthur Blair respectively. This name was borne by the German idealist philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831). The name Georgia (English) is the female version of George.The name George is widely used; it has 86 variants that are used in both English and other languages.
Details of famous persons named George:
Actor Richard Chamberlain, born George Richard Chamberlain, 31 March 1935, Beverly Hills, California.
Actor George Clooney, born 6 May 1961, Lexington, Kentucky.
Actor George Hamilton, born 12 August 1939, Memphis, Tennessee.
Actor George Lazenby, born 5 September 1939, Goulburn, Australia.
Actor George Reeves, born George Keefer Brewer, 5 January 1914 - 16 June 1959, Woolstock, Iowa.
Actor George C. Scott, born 18 October 1927 - 22 September 1999, Wise, Virginia.
Actor Orson Welles, born George Orson Welles, 6 May 1915 - 9 October 1985, Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Author George Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair, 25 June 1903 - 21 January 1950, Motohari, India.
Author George Bernard Shaw, born 26 July 1856 - 2 November 1950, Dublin, Ireland.
Baseball Player Babe Ruth, born George Herman Ruth, Jr., 6 February 1895 - 16 August 1948, Baltimore, Maryland.
Boxer George Foreman, born 10 January 1949, Marshall, Texas.
Business Personality George Hearst, born 3 September 1820 - 28 February 1891, Franklin County, Missouri.
Comedian George Carlin, born 12 May 1937, New York, New York.
Country Singer George Strait, born 18 May 1952, Poteet, Texas.
Filmmaker George Lucas, born 14 May 1944, Modesto, California.
Filmmaker George Romero, born 4 February 1939, New York, New York.
Humorist George W. Peck, born 27 September 1840 - 16 April 1916, Henderson, New York.
Inventor George Washington Carver, born 5 January 1943, Diamond Grove, Missouri.
Inventor George Westinghouse, born 6 October 1846 - 12 March 1914, Central Bridge, New York.
Lawyer George Washington Adams, born 12 April 1801 - 30 April 1829, Berlin, Germany.
Mathematician George Boole, born 2 November 1815 - 8 December 1864, Lincoln, England.
Military Leader George C. Marshall, born 31 December 1880 - 16 October 1959, Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
Military Leader George S. Patton, born 11 November 1885 - 21 December 1945, San Gabriel, California.
Mountain Climber George Mallory, born 1886 - 8 June 1924.
Paranormalist The Amazing Kreskin, born George Joseph Kresge, Jr., 12 January 1935, Montclair, New Jersey.
Poet Lord Byron, born George Gordon Byron, 22 January 1788 - 19 April 1824, London, England.
Political Relative George Prescott Bush, born 1976.
Politician George Shultz, born 13 December 1920, New York, New York.
Pop Musician George Michael, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, 25 June 1963.
President of Ireland Éamon de Valera, born George de Valero, later Edward de Valera, 25 June 1959 - 24 June 1973, New York City, New York.
Radio Personality George Noory.
Religious Figure George Fox, born 13 January 1691.
Religious Figure Basil Hume, born George Haliburton Hume, 2 March 1923 - 17 June 1999, Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
Rock Musician George Harrison, born 25 February 1943 - 29 November 2001, Liverpool, England.
Royalty George III, born 4 June 1738 - 29 January 1820, London, England.
Royalty King George VI, born Albert Frederick Arthur George Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, 14 December 1895 - 6 February 1952, Sandringham, Norfolk, England.
Soldier George Armstrong Custer, born 5 December 1839 - 25 June 1876, New Rumley, Ohio.
State Governor George Wallace, born 25 August 1919 - 13 September 1998, Clio, Alabama.
US President George Bush, born 12 June 1924, Milton, Massachusetts.
US President George W. Bush, born 6 July 1946, New Haven, Connecticut.
US President George Washington, born 22 February 1732 - 14 December 1799, Westmoreland County, Virginia.
US President George M. Dallas, born George Mifflin Dallas, July 10, 1792 - December 31, 1864, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Actor Richard Chamberlain, born George Richard Chamberlain, 31 March 1935, Beverly Hills, California.
Actor George Clooney, born 6 May 1961, Lexington, Kentucky.
Actor George Hamilton, born 12 August 1939, Memphis, Tennessee.
Actor George Lazenby, born 5 September 1939, Goulburn, Australia.
Actor George Reeves, born George Keefer Brewer, 5 January 1914 - 16 June 1959, Woolstock, Iowa.
Actor George C. Scott, born 18 October 1927 - 22 September 1999, Wise, Virginia.
Actor Orson Welles, born George Orson Welles, 6 May 1915 - 9 October 1985, Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Author George Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair, 25 June 1903 - 21 January 1950, Motohari, India.
Author George Bernard Shaw, born 26 July 1856 - 2 November 1950, Dublin, Ireland.
Baseball Player Babe Ruth, born George Herman Ruth, Jr., 6 February 1895 - 16 August 1948, Baltimore, Maryland.
Boxer George Foreman, born 10 January 1949, Marshall, Texas.
Business Personality George Hearst, born 3 September 1820 - 28 February 1891, Franklin County, Missouri.
Comedian George Carlin, born 12 May 1937, New York, New York.
Country Singer George Strait, born 18 May 1952, Poteet, Texas.
Filmmaker George Lucas, born 14 May 1944, Modesto, California.
Filmmaker George Romero, born 4 February 1939, New York, New York.
Humorist George W. Peck, born 27 September 1840 - 16 April 1916, Henderson, New York.
Inventor George Washington Carver, born 5 January 1943, Diamond Grove, Missouri.
Inventor George Westinghouse, born 6 October 1846 - 12 March 1914, Central Bridge, New York.
Lawyer George Washington Adams, born 12 April 1801 - 30 April 1829, Berlin, Germany.
Mathematician George Boole, born 2 November 1815 - 8 December 1864, Lincoln, England.
Military Leader George C. Marshall, born 31 December 1880 - 16 October 1959, Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
Military Leader George S. Patton, born 11 November 1885 - 21 December 1945, San Gabriel, California.
Mountain Climber George Mallory, born 1886 - 8 June 1924.
Paranormalist The Amazing Kreskin, born George Joseph Kresge, Jr., 12 January 1935, Montclair, New Jersey.
Poet Lord Byron, born George Gordon Byron, 22 January 1788 - 19 April 1824, London, England.
Political Relative George Prescott Bush, born 1976.
Politician George Shultz, born 13 December 1920, New York, New York.
Pop Musician George Michael, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, 25 June 1963.
President of Ireland Éamon de Valera, born George de Valero, later Edward de Valera, 25 June 1959 - 24 June 1973, New York City, New York.
Radio Personality George Noory.
Religious Figure George Fox, born 13 January 1691.
Religious Figure Basil Hume, born George Haliburton Hume, 2 March 1923 - 17 June 1999, Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
Rock Musician George Harrison, born 25 February 1943 - 29 November 2001, Liverpool, England.
Royalty George III, born 4 June 1738 - 29 January 1820, London, England.
Royalty King George VI, born Albert Frederick Arthur George Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, 14 December 1895 - 6 February 1952, Sandringham, Norfolk, England.
Soldier George Armstrong Custer, born 5 December 1839 - 25 June 1876, New Rumley, Ohio.
State Governor George Wallace, born 25 August 1919 - 13 September 1998, Clio, Alabama.
US President George Bush, born 12 June 1924, Milton, Massachusetts.
US President George W. Bush, born 6 July 1946, New Haven, Connecticut.
US President George Washington, born 22 February 1732 - 14 December 1799, Westmoreland County, Virginia.
US President George M. Dallas, born George Mifflin Dallas, July 10, 1792 - December 31, 1864, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The name George is widely used; it has 86 variants that are used in both English and other languages. Variants used in English include Georgi (used in Russian and Slavic as well), Georgy, Giogio, Gorya,Gosha, Gunya, Jordy (used in Dutch as well), Jorge (used in Spanish as well), Jura, Yorick (used in Scandinavian as well), York (used in Scandinavian as well), Yorrick (used in Scandinavian as well),Zhora, and Zhura. The pet forms Geordie (used in Scottish as well) and Georgie are other English variants.
Foreign variants of George include Djordje (Slavic), Djura (Slavic), Durko (Czech), Egor (Russian), Georg(German, Scandinavian, and Slavic), Georges (French), Georgio (Italian), Georgios (Greek), Georgius(Dutch), Georgiy (Russian), Gheorghe (Romanian), Giorgio (Italian), Giorgis (Greek), Giorgos (Greek),Gjergj (Albanian), Gogos (Greek), Goran (Scandinavian and Slavic), Göran (Scandinavian), Gyorgy(Hungarian), György (Hungarian), Gyuri (Hungarian), Gyurka (Hungarian), Igor (Czech, Italian, Polish, Russian, Slavic, and German), Iouri (Russian), Jeorg (German), Jerzy (Polish), Jiri (Czech), Jirí (Czech),Joergen (Scandinavian), Joeri (Dutch), Jorck (Scandinavian), Jordi (Catalan), Jorgen (Scandinavian), Joris (Dutch and German), Jorje(Spanish), Jorn (Scandinavian), Jorre (Dutch, Finnish, and Scandinavian), Jörg (German), Jörgen (German and Scandinavian), Jörn(German), Jørgen (Scandinavian), Juergen (German), Jur (Czech), Juraj (Slavic), Juraz (Czech), Jurek (Polish), Jurgen (German), Jurgi(Russian), Jurgis (Lithuanian), Juri (Estonian and Russian), Jurik (Czech), Jurka (Polish), Jurko (Czech), Juro (Czech), Jürg (German),Jürgen (German), Keoki (Hawaiian), Schorsch (German), Seoras (Scottish), Xorge (Spanish), Yegor (Russian), Youri (Dutch), Yura(Russian), Yurchik (Russian), Yuri (Russian), Yurij (Russian), Yurik (Russian), Yurko (Russian), Yusha (Russian), and Zhorka (Russian).
George is a classic favorite. Today it is still a popular baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was before. In 1900, 3.330% of baby boys were given the name George. It ranked at #4 then. The baby name has since steeply fallen in popularity, and is currently of occasional use. In 2009, its usage was only 0.112% and its ranking #163. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to George, Jorgewas the most frequently used. In 2009, it was used 6.417% more than George. The name George has been mostly given to boys, though it has also been used as a girl name in the past century. In 1955, the name George was given to 164 times as many boys than girls.
Baby names that sound like George include Jorje (Spanish), Jaric, Jerk (Scandinavian), Jörg (German), Jürg (German), Tjark (Frisian),Georges (French), Georgie (English), Georgius (Dutch), Georgiy (Russian), Georgy (English), Gerek (English and Polish), Gerick(English), Gerik (Polish), Gerreck (English), Gerrek (English), Gerrick (English), Gerrik (English), Giorgis (Greek), and Giorgos (Greek).
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