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ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ
ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ (gēwargīs) is a masculine given name from Classical Syriac, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic and Classical Syriac.
Syriac and aiiWritten in Syriac script, read right to left. In English: George.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ comes from Classical Syriac, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
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How it developed
In Assyrian Neo-Aramaic usage, ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ developed from Γεώργιος.
ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ’s family of names
In Assyrian Neo-Aramaic usage, ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ has a diminutive in ܓܓܝ. In Assyrian Neo-Aramaic usage, ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ developed from the Ancient Greek form Γεώργιος. In Classical Syriac usage, ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ has a conventional equivalent in the English form George.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
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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