Given name
Jiří
“farmer”·“one who works the earth”
Jiří is a form of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jiří 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
Jiří 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 Czech use, Jiří is used as a form of George. Jiří 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
Jiří 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
Jiří’s family of names
Jiří has an affectionate form in Jira. Jiří shares a linguistic root with George. In Czech usage, Jiří has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Jorge.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jiří has relatives in 46 languages.
54 related names in 46 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Juradiminutive · Czech, Croatian
- Jirapet form
- Jiříkdiminutive · Czech
- Jiříčekdiminutive · Czech
- Jíradiminutive · Czech
- Jirkadiminutive · Czech
- Jiranekpet form
- Jiranpet form
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Across languages 74
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Georgecognate · English
- JorgePortuguese, Spanish
- JordiCatalan
- GiorgioItalian
- Georgiosequivalent
- JoryCornish
- Juriequivalent
- GeorgesFrench
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- Gevorgequivalent
- Jurgenequivalent
- JerzyPolish
- Jiriderivative · Finnish
- GeorgGerman
- Georgyequivalent
- Giorgiequivalent
- Georgiequivalent
- Jyriequivalent
- Jornequivalent
- Yuryequivalent
- JorisDutch
- JurisLatvian
- JorgenFaroese
- Đuroequivalent
- Jürgequivalent
- Chorcheequivalent
- Jörgequivalent
- Gorchequivalent
- ЕгорRussian
- ГеоргийRussian
- ΓεώργιοςGreek
- Jiřinafeminine form · Czech
- Jureequivalent
- Georgijeequivalent
- Juroequivalent
- Jørnequivalent
- Jurgensequivalent
- Jörnequivalent
- Xurxoequivalent
- Jordequivalent
- Юрыйequivalent
- Xurdeequivalent
- Jurajdoublet · Slovak
- Juříolder form · zlw-ocs
- SiôrsWelsh
- ЮраUkrainian
- ГеоргійUkrainian
- GöranSwedish
- Đorđesr-Latn
- Ђорђеsr-Cyrl
- JurijSlovene, Upper Sorbian
- ΓιώργοςGreek
- ЮрийRussian
- GheorgheRomanian
- JørgenNorwegian, Danish
- JürgenGerman
- ЖоржMongolian
- ĠorġMaltese
- GyörgyHungarian
- JurģisLatvian
- JurgisLithuanian
And 14 more.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Jiří
- Jiří MenzelCzech film director, actor, director, scriptwriter, writer and university educator (1938-2020)
- Jiří WolkerCzech poet, journalist and playwright (1900–1924)
- Jiří RusnokCzech politician and economist (* 1960)
- Jiří ParoubekCzech politician, former prime ministerborn 1952
- Jiří TrnkaCzech animator, illustrator, painter, director, scriptwriter, scenographer, sculptor and university educator (1912-1969)
- Jiří DienstbierCzech journalist and politician (1937-2011)
- Jiří PavlenkaCzech soccer playerborn 1992
- Jiří SobotkaCzech football player and coach (1911–1994)
- Jiří JarošíkCzech association football playerborn 1977
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Jiří, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Jordy
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
91% boys · 9% girls
Yurii
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
99% boys · 1% girls
Jurgin
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
—
Jurgyn
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
—
Jorgin
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
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Jorgyn
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
—
Jurek
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
92% boys · 8% girls
Jöran
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
>99% boys