Given name
Jørgen
“farmer”·“one who works the earth”
Jørgen is a form of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jørgen is a form of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jørgen is a form of George. George reached English through Old French and Latin from the Greek name Georgios.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Danish use, Jørgen is used as a form of George. Jørgen is a form 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.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
The story
Jørgen is a form 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.
Explained through its name family
Jørgen’s family of names
In Danish usage, Jørgen has a short form in Jørn. Jørgen shares a linguistic root with George. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Jørgen has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Jorge.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jørgen has relatives in 16 languages.
19 related names in 16 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 71
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Georgecognate · English
- JorgePortuguese, Spanish
- Yuriequivalent
- Jordiequivalent
- GiorgioItalian
- Joriequivalent
- Georgiosequivalent
- Juriequivalent
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- GeorgesFrench
- Gevorgequivalent
- Jurgenequivalent
- JerzyPolish
- Georgiequivalent
- Giorgiequivalent
- Jyriequivalent
- Jorisequivalent
- Yegorequivalent
- Jornequivalent
- Georgdoublet · Norwegian Bokmål, German
- Georgyequivalent
- Jorgencognate
- Georgijeequivalent
- Corcequivalent
- Георгийequivalent
- Juroequivalent
- Juergequivalent
- Jockelequivalent
- Yehorequivalent
- Jordequivalent
- Jyrkiequivalent
- Gheorgheequivalent
- Jörnequivalent
- Jurgensequivalent
- Xurxoequivalent
- Jurajequivalent
- Đorđeequivalent
- Györgyequivalent
- Георгиequivalent
- Đuroequivalent
- Jurgisequivalent
- Գևորգequivalent
- Jørgequivalent
- Siôrequivalent
- Xurdeequivalent
- Jürgensequivalent
- Jurijequivalent
- Đurađequivalent
- Єгорequivalent
- Jüriequivalent
- Jurequivalent
- Jürgequivalent
- Jergušequivalent
- გიორგიequivalent
- Егорequivalent
- Yrjöequivalent
- Chorcheequivalent
- Jörgequivalent
- Gorchequivalent
- Jørgensen“son of” surname · Danish
- Juulutborrowing · Greenlandic
And 11 more.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Jørgen
- Bent LarsenDanish chess grandmaster and author (1935–2010)
- Prince George of Denmarkhusband of Queen Anne, who reigned over Great Britain from 17021653–1708
- Jørgen MoeNorwegian folklorist, poet and bishop (1813–1882)
- Jørgen Strand LarsenNorwegian footballer (born 2000)
- Jørgen IngmannDanish musician (1925–2015)
- Jørgen JuveNorwegian footballer (1906-1983)
- Jørgen Løvland10th Prime Minister of Norway (1848–1922)
- Jørgen LethDanish film director and poet (1937–2025)
- Jørgen GraabakNorwegian Nordic combined skierborn 1991
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Similar names
If you love Jørgen, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“one who works the earth; a farmer”
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“one who works the earth; a farmer”
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Jurgyn
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
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Jorgin
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
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Jorgyn
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
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Yorges
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
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Yirges
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
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Yrjon
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
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