Given name & surname
Giorgi
“farmer”·“one who works the earth”
Giorgi is a variant of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Giorgi is a variant of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
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Where it comes from
Giorgi 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
Giorgi 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 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Giorgi 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
Giorgi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 117
- 117 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 12 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 817 as a first name in 2020; 1,265 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.
Giorgi’s family of names
In English usage, Giorgi has a diminutive in GIO. Giorgi has a related form in George. In Georgian usage, Giorgi is a Roman-alphabet rendering of გიორგი.
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Around the world
Giorgi has relatives in 5 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 55
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Jorgeequivalent
- Jordiequivalent
- Giorgioequivalent
- Georgiosequivalent
- Georgesequivalent
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- Georgiequivalent
- Georgequivalent
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- Juroequivalent
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- Yehorequivalent
- Jordequivalent
- Jyrkiequivalent
- Gheorgheequivalent
- Jörnequivalent
- Jurgensequivalent
- Jörgenequivalent
- Xurxoequivalent
- Jurajequivalent
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- Георгиequivalent
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- Γεώργιοςequivalent
- Jurgisequivalent
- Գևորգequivalent
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- Jurijequivalent
- Göranequivalent
- Đurađequivalent
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- Jergušequivalent
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- Chorcheequivalent
- Jörgequivalent
- Jürgenequivalent
- Gorchequivalent
- Jureequivalent
- Jørgenequivalent
- Georgiusequivalent
- Георгийequivalent
People named Giorgi
- Giorgi MargvelashviliGeorgian politician and philosopher, fourth President of Georgia (2013–2018)born 1969
- Giorgi Gakharia14th Prime Minister of Georgiaborn 1975
- Giorgi KvirikashviliGeorgian politicianborn 1967
- Giorgi MamardashviliGeorgian association football player (born 2000)
- Giorgi LoriaGeorgian association football playerborn 1986
- Giorgi UgulavaGeorgian mayor and journalistborn 1975
- Giorgi LatsoGeorgian classical pianistborn 1978
- Giorgi ChakvetadzeGeorgian association football playerborn 1999
- George I of GeorgiaKing of Georgia996–1027
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