Given name · Russian
Егор
Егор (Jegór) is a masculine given name. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: George.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Егор comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Slovak.
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How it developed
From Ancient Greek Γεώργιος, from Old Church Slavonic, from Polish Jerzy, from Czech Jiří, from Slovak Juraj.
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Егор’s family of names
In Russian usage, Егор shares an earlier linguistic root with Юрий. In Russian usage, Егор has a conventional equivalent in the Romanian form George. In Russian usage, Егор has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Jorge.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Егор has relatives in 18 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
24 related names in 18 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 69
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- GeorgeRomanian, English
- JorgeSpanish
- Yuriequivalent
- Jordiequivalent
- GiorgioItalian
- Joriequivalent
- Georgiosequivalent
- Juriequivalent
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- GeorgesFrench
- Gevorgequivalent
- Jurgenequivalent
- JerzyPolish
- GeorgGerman, Swedish
- Georgyequivalent
- Giorgiequivalent
- Georgiequivalent
- Jyriequivalent
- Jorisequivalent
- Jornequivalent
- YegorSpanish, English
- Chorcheequivalent
- Jörgequivalent
- Jürgenequivalent
- Gorchequivalent
- Юрийdoublet · Russian
- JiříCzech
- Jureequivalent
- Jørgenequivalent
- Corcequivalent
- Georgijeequivalent
- Juroequivalent
- Jørnequivalent
- Yehorequivalent
- Jurgensequivalent
- Jyrkiequivalent
- Jörnequivalent
- Xurxoequivalent
- Đorđeequivalent
- Juergequivalent
- Jordequivalent
- Jurajequivalent
- Jörgenequivalent
- Yahorequivalent
- Đuroequivalent
- Jurgisequivalent
- Գևորգequivalent
- Siôrequivalent
- Xurdeequivalent
- Jurijequivalent
- Jürgensequivalent
- Đurađequivalent
- Jürgequivalent
- Jüriequivalent
- Jergušequivalent
- Jurequivalent
- გიორგიequivalent
- GöranSwedish
- YrjöFinnish
- ЄгорUkrainian
- GheorgheRomanian
And 9 more.
See also 8
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Егор
- Yegor GaidarRussian economist (1956-2009)
- Egor KreedRussian rapper and singer-songwriterborn 1994
- Yegor TitovRussian footballerborn 1976
- Yegor LigachevSoviet politician (1920–2021)
- Egor MekhontsevRussian boxerborn 1984
- Yegor Ivanovich ZolotaryovRussian mathematician (1847-1878)
- Yegor BorisovRussian politicianborn 1954
- Yegor SharangovichBelarusian ice hockey playerborn 1998
- Egor BeroevRussian actor (born 1977)
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