Given name & surname
Georgi
“farmer”·“one who works the earth”
Georgi is a variant of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Georgi is a variant of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Georgi is a variant of George. George reached English through Old French and Latin from the Greek name Georgios.
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How it developed
Georgi is a variant of George. The shared background comes through George: Georgios comes from georgos, built from elements meaning “earth” and “to work.” Latin Georgius and Old French forms helped carry it into English.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Georgi is a variant of George. The history of George gives this family its wider story. Saint George gave the name a religious and legendary association; the dragon story developed in the Middle Ages. In England, George I’s accession in 1714 helped increase the name’s use beyond its earlier saintly associations.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Georgi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 493
- 74 boys · 419 girls
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −48%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 1953. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,589 as a first name in 2020; 708 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Georgi’s family of names
Georgi has an affectionate form in Gora. Georgi shares a linguistic root with George. In Greek usage, Georgi is a transliteration of Γεωργή.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Georgi has relatives in 3 languages.
6 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 63
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Jorgeequivalent
- Yuriequivalent
- Georgieequivalent
- Jordiequivalent
- Giorgioequivalent
- Joriequivalent
- Georgiosequivalent
- Juriequivalent
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- Georgesequivalent
- Gevorgequivalent
- Jurgenequivalent
- Jerzyequivalent
- Georgequivalent
- Jyriequivalent
- Jorisequivalent
- Yegorequivalent
- Jornequivalent
- Georgyequivalent
- Giorgiequivalent
- Georgijeequivalent
- Jørnequivalent
- Juroequivalent
- Juergequivalent
- Yehorequivalent
- Jordequivalent
- Jyrkiequivalent
- Gheorgheequivalent
- Jörnequivalent
- Jurgensequivalent
- Jörgenequivalent
- Xurxoequivalent
- Jurajequivalent
- Đorđeequivalent
- Györgyequivalent
- Đuroequivalent
- Γεώργιοςequivalent
- Jurgisequivalent
- Георгійequivalent
- Գևորգequivalent
- Siôrequivalent
- Georgiiequivalent
- Xurdeequivalent
- Jürgensequivalent
- Jurijequivalent
- Heorhiyequivalent
- Göranequivalent
- Đurađequivalent
- Jiříequivalent
- Єгорequivalent
- Jüriequivalent
- Jurequivalent
- Jürgequivalent
- Jergušequivalent
- გიორგიequivalent
- Егорequivalent
- Yrjöequivalent
- Chorcheequivalent
- Gorchequivalent
- Jureequivalent
- Jørgenequivalent
And 3 more.
People named Georgi
- Georgi DimitrovBulgarian politician (1882–1949)
- Georgi Parvanov4th President of Bulgaria 2002-2012born 1957
- Georgi MarkovBulgarian dissident writer (1929-1978)
- Gotse DelchevMacedonian Bulgarian revolutionary (1872–1903)
- Georgi IvanovBulgarian cosmonautborn 1940
- Georgi GospodinovBulgarian writer (born 1968)
- Georgi AsparuhovBulgarian footballer (1943-1971)
- Geo MilevBulgarian writer (1895-1925)
- Georgi SlavkovBulgarian football player (1958-2014)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Georgi, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Georas
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
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Giorgius
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
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Georgie Porgie
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
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Keoky
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
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Gică
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
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Seòrdag
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
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Jojy
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
53% boys · 47% girls
Iorghu
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
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