Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɡeː.ɔʁk/(German) /ˈjeː.ɔrj/(Swedish) /ˈcɛː.ɔrk/(Icelandic) /ˈɡe.orɡ/(Estonian)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Form of George in several languages. This name was borne by the German idealist philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831).

Related Names

Rootsge + ergon
VariantsÖrjan(Swedish) Ørjan(Norwegian) Jüri(Estonian)
DiminutivesJockel, Jörg(German) Jürg(German (Swiss))
Other Languages & CulturesGjergj(Albanian) Georgios, Georgius(Ancient Greek) Gevorg, Kevork(Armenian) Gorka(Basque) Yuri, Yuriy, Yury(Belarusian) Georgi(Bulgarian) Jordi(Catalan) Jory(Cornish) Đuro, Juraj, Jure, Jurica, Juro(Croatian) Jiří, Juraj(Czech) Joeri, Joris, Jurgen, Jurriaan, Sjors, Youri(Dutch) George, Geordie, Georgie(English) Georgo(Esperanto) Yrjö, Jyri, Jyrki, Yrjänä(Finnish) Georges, Youri(French) Joris(Frisian) Xurxo(Galician) Giorgi, Iuri, Gio, Goga, Gogi(Georgian) Georgios, Giorgos, Yiorgos, Yorgos(Greek) György, Gyuri(Hungarian) George(Indian (Christian)) Seoirse(Irish) Giorgio, Gigi, Gino, Giorgino(Italian) Georgijs, Georgs, Jurģis, Jurijs, Juris(Latvian) Jurgis(Lithuanian) Jürgen(Low German) Gjorgji, Gorgi(Macedonian) Geevarghese, Varghese(Malayalam) Ġorġ(Maltese) Jurian(Medieval Low German) Yrian(Medieval Scandinavian) Jerzy, Jurek(Polish) Iuri, Jorge, Jorginho(Portuguese) Gheorghe, George, Ghiță(Romanian) Georgiy, Georgy, Iouri, Yuri, Yuriy, Yury, Yegor, Yura(Russian) Deòrsa, Seòras(Scottish Gaelic) Djordje, Djuro, Đorđe, Đuro, Djuradj, Đurađ(Serbian) Juraj(Slovak) Jure, Jurij, Jurica(Slovene) Jurij(Sorbian) Jorge(Spanish) Heorhiy, Yuri, Yuriy, Yura(Ukrainian) Djôr(Walloon) Siôr, Siors, Siorus(Welsh)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   wholesome   strong   strange   serious  

Name Days

Austria: April 23
Estonia: April 23
Germany: April 23
Norway: April 23
Sweden: April 23

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Entry updated April 23, 2024