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جورج
جورج (jorj) is a masculine given name from English, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Arabic and Persian.
Arabic and PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: George.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
جورج comes from English, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From English George, from Middle English George, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργῐος, built from Ancient Greek γεωργός (“farmer”) + -ιος.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
جورج’s family of names
In Arabic usage, جورج shares an earlier linguistic root with جُرْجُس. In Persian usage, جورج has a conventional equivalent in the English form George. In Arabic usage, جورج was borrowed from the English form George.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
جورج has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
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Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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