Given name & surname
Jürgen
“farmer”·“one who works the earth”
Jürgen is a form of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jürgen is a form of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
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Where it comes from
Jürgen is a form of George. George reached English through Old French and Latin from the Greek name Georgios.
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How it developed
In German usage, Jürgen developed from the Ancient Greek form Γεώργιος. Jürgen 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.
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The story
Jürgen 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.
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Jürgen’s family of names
In Estonian usage, Jürgen has a diminutive in Ürjo. Jürgen shares a linguistic root with George. In German usage, Jürgen has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Jorge.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jürgen has relatives in 23 languages.
106 related names in 23 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 79
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Georgevariant · German, English
- Georgievariant · German
- Georgesvariant · German, French
- Georgvariant · German
- Goergevariant · German
- Georgyvariant · German
- Georgivariant · German
- Juergenvariant · German
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- Ürjodiminutive · Estonian
- Jürgensenvariant · German
- Jörgvariant · German
- Jurijvariant · German, Upper Sorbian
- Juergsvariant · German
- Jürgsvariant · German
- Juergingvariant · German
- Jürgingvariant · German
- Juergesvariant · German
- Jürgesvariant · German
- Juergenssenvariant · German
- Jürgenssenvariant · German
- Juergensonnvariant · German
- Jürgensonnvariant · German
- Juergensonvariant · German
- Jürgensonvariant · German
- Juergensohnvariant · German
- Jürgensohnvariant · German
- Juergensenvariant · German
- Juergensvariant · German
- Jürgensvariant · German
- Joerresvariant · German
- Jörresvariant · German
- Joernvariant · German
- Jörnvariant · German, West Frisian
- Joergsvariant · German
- Jörgsvariant · German
- Jörgesvariant · German
- Joergervariant · German
- Jörgervariant · German
- Joergensenvariant · German
- Jörgensenvariant · German
- Jörgensvariant · German
- Joergvariant · German
- Joeresvariant · German
- Jöresvariant · German
- Jergiusvariant · German
- Jergervariant · German
- Jergenvariant · German
- Jergevariant · German
- Guergensvariant · German
- Gürgensvariant · German
- Goergesvariant · German
- Görgesvariant · German
- Goergervariant · German
- Görgervariant · German
- Goergensvariant · German
- Görgensvariant · German
- Görgevariant · German
- Goergvariant · German
- Görgvariant · German
- Girgensohnvariant · German
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 68
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- JorgePortuguese, Spanish
- Yuriequivalent
- JordiCatalan
- GiorgioItalian
- Joriequivalent
- Georgiosequivalent
- Juriequivalent
- Gevorgequivalent
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- JorenDutch
- JerzyPolish
- Giorgiequivalent
- Jyriequivalent
- Jorisequivalent
- Yegorequivalent
- Jornequivalent
- JorgenFaroese
- Chorcheequivalent
- Gorchequivalent
- ЮргенRussian
- Yearganderivative · English
- Yearginderivative · English
- Jørgencognate · Norwegian Bokmål, Danish
- Görancognate · Swedish
- JiříCzech
- Jureequivalent
- Corcequivalent
- Георгийequivalent
- Georgijeequivalent
- Juroequivalent
- Yehorequivalent
- Jurgensequivalent
- Jyrkiequivalent
- Xurxoequivalent
- Đorđeequivalent
- Juergequivalent
- Jordequivalent
- Gheorgheequivalent
- Györgyequivalent
- Георгиequivalent
- Đuroequivalent
- Jurgisequivalent
- Գևորգequivalent
- Siôrequivalent
- Xurdeequivalent
- Đurađequivalent
- Єгорequivalent
- Jürgequivalent
- Jüriequivalent
- Jergušequivalent
- Jurequivalent
- გიორგიequivalent
- Егорequivalent
- Yrjöequivalent
- Γεώργιοςroot · Ancient Greek
- Örjancognate · Swedish
- Jurriaancognate · Dutch
- JurjenWest Frisian
- JiránekCzech
- JiranCzech
- JiroušekCzech
And 8 more.
People named Jürgen
- Jürgen HabermasGerman sociologist and philosopher (1929–2026)
- Jürgen KloppGerman association football manager (born 1967)
- Jürgen KlinsmannGerman footballer and managerborn 1964
- Udo JürgensAustrian singer and composer (1934–2014)
- Jürgen KohlerGerman footballerborn 1965
- Jürgen GrabowskiGerman footballer (1944–2022)
- Jürgen ProchnowGerman actorborn 1941
- Jürgen MelzerAustrian tennis playerborn 1981
- Jürgen MoltmannGerman Reformed theologian (1926–2024)
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Similar names
If you love Jürgen, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Jurgin
“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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Jurg
“one who works the earth; a farmer” · “farmer”
>99% boys
Jöran
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
>99% boys
Jojey
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
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Jojee
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
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