Given name

Yirges

“one who works the earth; a farmer”

Yirges is a variant of Yiorgos. In Greek use, Yiorgos carries the interpretation “one who works the earth; a farmer.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Yirges is a variant of Yiorgos. In Greek use, Yiorgos carries the interpretation “one who works the earth; a farmer.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Yirges connects to the George name family through Yiorgos. George reached English through Old French and Latin from the Greek name Georgios.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

Yirges connects to the George name family through Yiorgos. 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.

Explained through its name family

The story

Yirges connects to the George name family through Yiorgos. 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

Yirges’s family of names

Yirges has a related form in Yiorgos.

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Saints

Yorges

“one who works the earth; a farmer”

No U.S. birth series

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Yiorges

“one who works the earth; a farmer”

No U.S. birth series

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Yirgos

“one who works the earth; a farmer”

No U.S. birth series

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Yorgos

“one who works the earth; a farmer”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Yrjos

“one who works the earth; a farmer”

No U.S. birth series

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Yrjas

“one who works the earth; a farmer”

No U.S. birth series

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Yure

“one who works the earth; a farmer”

No U.S. birth series

57% boys · 43% girls

Saints

Yuree

“one who works the earth; a farmer” · “resembling a lily”

No U.S. birth series

31% boys · 69% girls

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