Meanings
- A male given name from Malayalam, equivalent to English George.
The defendant's creditor was the partnership and not the deceased Geevarghese.
1927, The Travancore Law Journal, page 1272 more examples
'Come on, sing, you blighter,' coaxed Appan, looking tenderly at the silent Geevarghese. 'Don't be afraid. I'm not your father now, I'm your P.T. master.'
1992, Geeta Dharmarajan, Katha Prize Stories, Katha, →ISBN, page 139Like Milton's Satan, Jabbar has dwindled and dimished in stature and St. George, known among Kerala Christians as the Saint Geevarghese, slays a puny and pathetic dragon. However, this refusal of Jabbar to acknowledge Geevarghese is highly revealing.
2015 October 30, M.T. Ansari, Islam and Nationalism in India: South Indian contexts, Routledge, →ISBN
Origin
- Classical Syriacܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ
- Malayalamഗീവർഗീസ്
- EnglishGeevarghese
Borrowed from Malayalam ഗീവർഗീസ് (gīvaṟgīsŭ), probably from Classical Syriac ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ (gēwargis).
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