Given name & surname · also French

Schorsch

Schorsch is a masculine given name from French, ultimately from Latin. It is used in Bavarian, Central Franconian, and Hunsrik.

Original FrenchGeorges

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Schorsch comes from French, and ultimately from Latin.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Bavarian usage, Schorsch is a short form of Georg.

Schorsch’s family of names

In Bavarian usage, Schorsch is a short form of Georg. In German usage, Schorsch has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Jorge. In Central Franconian usage, Schorsch was borrowed from the French form Georges.

Walk Schorsch’s family in the name graph

SchorschGeorgSchoriGerrigGerchJörrigJörchGeorgeJorgeGeorges

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Schorsch has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

Central FranconianBavarianLatin

8 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

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