Given name
Siôr
“farmer”·“one who works the earth”
Siôr is a form of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Siôr 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
Siôr 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
Siôr 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
Siôr 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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Siôr’s family of names
Siôr shares a linguistic root with George. In Welsh usage, Siôr has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Jorge. Siôr is a form of George.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Siôr has relatives in 6 languages.
5 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 50
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Georgecognate · English
- JorgePortuguese, Spanish
- Yuriequivalent
- Jordiequivalent
- Giorgioequivalent
- Georgiosequivalent
- Juriequivalent
- GeorgesFrench
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- Gevorgequivalent
- Jerzyequivalent
- Yegorequivalent
- Jornequivalent
- GeorgGerman
- Georgyequivalent
- Georgiequivalent
- Jyriequivalent
- Jorisequivalent
- Xurdeequivalent
- Jurijequivalent
- Göranequivalent
- Đurađequivalent
- Єгорequivalent
- Jüriequivalent
- Jurequivalent
- Jürgequivalent
- Jergušequivalent
- Егорequivalent
- Yrjöequivalent
- Jörgequivalent
- Jürgenequivalent
- Gorchequivalent
- Jureequivalent
- Jørgenequivalent
- Georgiusequivalent
- Corcequivalent
- Georgijeequivalent
- Juroequivalent
- Jørnequivalent
- Yehorequivalent
- Jyrkiequivalent
- Jörnequivalent
- Xurxoequivalent
- Đorđeequivalent
- Gheorgheequivalent
- Jurajequivalent
- Györgyequivalent
- Đuroequivalent
- Γεώργιοςequivalent
- Jurgisequivalent
- Գևորգequivalent
Similar names
If you love Siôr, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Seòras
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
>99% boys
Seòrdag
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
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Yrjos
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
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Yrjon
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
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Iorgu
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
>99% boys
Iorghu
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
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Yiorges
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
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Yrjo
“one who works the earth; a farmer” · “farmer”
>99% boys