George
JORJ
A classic name meaning “farmer” or “earth-worker,” long associated with St. George and Christian tradition.
Meaning
George comes from Greek, from geōrgos, meaning “husbandman” or “farmer” — literally, an earth-worker. The excerpts also show it being adapted into other languages, such as French and Gaelic forms. In Christian usage, the name became widely popular through St. George.
Origin
Greekmasculine
Fun fact
The Welsh note in the excerpts shows how easily names could be reinterpreted or reshaped across languages; Gaelic, for example, has Seoras for George.
Confidence: mixed. Sources: History of Christian Names, Praenomina; or, the etymology of the principal Christian names of Great Britain and Ireland.