Given name
Yiorgos
“one who works the earth; a farmer”·“farmer”·“one who works the earth”
Yiorgos is a form of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Greek use, Yiorgos carries the interpretation “one who works the earth; a farmer.” Yiorgos 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
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
Yiorgos is used as a form of George. Yiorgos 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
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Yiorgos 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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Yiorgos through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2000. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Yiorgos’s family of names
Yiorgos is a form of George. Yiorgos has a related form in Yiorges. Yiorgos has a related form in Yirges.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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