Meanings
- World War II era; joint US/RAF; World War II era; joint US/RAFradiotelephony clear-code word for the letter G.
Synonyms: Golf
plural Georges
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
George... don't do that!
1977, Joyce Grenfell, Nursery School4 more examples
Our ancient word of courage faire saint George / Inspire vs with the spleene of fierie Dragons,
c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii], page 203George and Charles are unlucky in this respect; they have no diminutives, and what a mouthful of monosyllables they are! names royal too, and therefore unshortened. A king must be of a very rare class who could afford to be called by shorthand;
1830, Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names“In light of the current state of our country, I struggled to find the right words of wisdom for you today,” Obama says in her lengthiest public remarks to date about the protests taking place in the wake of the killing of George Floyd.
2020 June 7, Kate Bennett, “Michelle Obama to 2020 graduates: ‘For those of you who feel invisible: Please know that your story matters’”, in CNN, archived from the original on 23 Feb 2026George Soros remains a favorite target of conservative conspiracy theorists, seeing his corrupting influence behind every liberal movement and within every nook and cranny.
2020 November 18, Brian Lowry, “‘Soros’ looks at the life and activism of the right’s favorite bogeyman”, in CNN, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2026Synonyms: Geo.
- An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.
- A French surname originating as a patronymic.
- A diminutive of the female given names Georgina and Georgia; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).
2004, George Sargent Janes Leubuscher, Douglas W. Patton, A Girl Named George: My First Hundred Years
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Roy Davis Stubbs, Eatonton, Judge. Son of Robert D. and Maud (Middleton) Stubbs. [...] Married Miss George Smith Feb. 14, 1918 in Knoxville, Tenn.
1925, [US state of] Georgia's Official Register, page 100 - slangaeronauticsThe autopilot of an aircraft.
I relied on "George" and "Fred"—the autopilot and the flight director—to fly the airplane while I worked my way through […]
1993, Flying, volume 120, page 731 more example
"'George rides in the back, aft of the baggage compartment,” said Aviation Sales Manager, John Brophy, with a smile as he climbed out. […] I switched on the autopilot and turned the turn knob to the left to get the turn-bank indicator to show a one-needle turn. Instantly, George rolled the Cessna into a smooth 10° bank to the left.
1956, Flying Magazine, volume 59, number 6, page 33 - A city in the Western Cape province, South Africa; named for George III of the United Kingdom.
- A locale in the United States.
- A city in Lyon County, Iowa; named for the son of a railroad official.
- A minor city in Grant County, Washington; named for George Washington, 1st president of the United States.
- A ghost town in Franklin County, Missouri; named for postmaster Stephen H. George.
plural Georges
- archaicslangA coin bearing King George's profile.
Take the Georges, Pew, and don’t stand here squalling.
1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
nounradiotelephony clear-code word for the letter G.
proper nounA male given name from Ancient Greek.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΓεώργῐος
- LatinGeōrgius
- Middle EnglishGeorge
- EnglishGeorge
Name of an early saint, from Middle English George, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργῐος (Geṓrgĭos), from γεωργός (geōrgós, “farmer, earth worker”), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) (combining form γεω- (geō-)) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”) Doublet of Jorge and Geevarghese. The aircraft autopilot sense is probably from George DeBeeson, who patented an early (1931) autopilot system, and/or a reference to the expression let George do it. The Pullman porter sense derives from George Pullman, who hired Black people to staff his sleeping cars, and the patrons of the service seeing the Black people as servants of George Porter, much like how a slave was named after the master.
More words from Middle English, Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Γεώργιος
- Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios)male given name
Arabic جَاوُرْجِيُوس, جُرْجُس
- جَاوُرْجِيُوس (jāwurjiyūs)male given name
- جُرْجُس (jurjus)male given name
- جُورْج (jūrj)male given name
Basque Gorka (form invented by Sabino Arana), Jurgi
- Gorka (form invented by Sabino Arana)male given name
- Jurgimale given name
- Jurtzimale given name
Bengali জর্জ
- জর্জ (jorjo)male given name
Bulgarian Гео́рги, Джордж
- Гео́рги (Geórgi)male given name
- Джордж (Džordž)male given name
Catalan Jordi
- Jordimale given name
Chinese Cantonese 佐治
- 佐治 (zo² zi⁶)male given name
Chinese Mandarin 喬治 /乔治
- 喬治 /乔治 (Qiáozhì)male given name
Czech Jiří
- Jiřímale given name
Danish Jørgen, Georg
- Jørgenmale given name
- Georgmale given name
Dutch Joris, Jurriaan
- Jorismale given name
- Jurriaanmale given name
- Sjorsmale given name
- Jurgenmale given name
- Georgemale given name
- Gorismale given name
Esperanto Georgo
- Georgomale given name
Estonian Jüri, Georg
- Jürimale given name
- Georgmale given name
- Jürgenmale given name
Finnish Yrjö
- Yrjömale given name
French Georges, Jorioz
- Georgesmale given name
- Joriozmale given name
- Joremale given name
German Georg
- Georgmale given name
Greek Γεώργιος, Γιώργος
- Γεώργιος (Geórgios)male given name
- Γιώργος (Giórgos)male given name
- Τζορτζ (Tzortz)male given name
- Τζωρτζ (Tzortz)male given name
Hawaiian Keoki
- Keokimale given name
Hebrew ג׳ורג׳
- ג׳ורג׳male given name
Hindi जॉर्ज
- जॉर्ज (jŏrj)male given name
Hungarian György
- Györgymale given name
Icelandic Jörgen
- Jörgenmale given name
Indonesian Georgius
- Georgiusmale given name
Irish Seoirse
- Seoirsemale given name
Italian Giorgio, Iorio
- Giorgiomale given name
- Ioriomale given name
Japanese ジョージ
- ジョージ (Jōji)male given name
Korean 조지
- 조지 (Joji)male given name
Latin Georgius
- Georgiusmale given name
Latvian Juris, Jurģis
- Jurismale given name
- Jurģismale given name
- Džordžsmale given name
Lithuanian Jurgis
- Jurgismale given name
Māori Hōri
- Hōrimale given name
Norwegian Georg, Jørgen
- Georgmale given name
- Jørgenmale given name
Persian جورج, ژرژ
- جورج (jorj)male given name
- ژرژ (žorž)male given name
Polish Jerzy
- Jerzymale given name
Portuguese Jorge
- Jorgemale given name
Romanian Gheorghe, George
- Gheorghemale given name
- Georgemale given name
- Iorgumale given name
- Giurgiumale given name
- Iuriemale given name
Russian Гео́ргий, Ю́рий
- Гео́ргий (Geórgij)male given name
- Ю́рий (Júrij)male given name
- Его́р (Jegór)male given name
- Его́рий (Jegórij)male given name
- Джордж (Džordž)male given name
Scottish Gaelic Seòras, Seòrsa
- Seòrasmale given name
- Seòrsamale given name
- Deòrsamale given name
- Dodmale given name
Slovak Juraj
- Jurajmale given name
Spanish Jorge
- Jorgemale given name
Swedish Georg, Göran
- Georgmale given name
- Göranmale given name
- Örjanmale given name
- Jörgenmale given name
Tamil ஜார்ஜ்
- ஜார்ஜ் (jārj)male given name
Turkish Jorj
- Jorjmale given name
Ukrainian Гео́ргій, Ю́ра
- Гео́ргій (Heórhij)male given name
- Ю́ра (Júra)male given name
- Джордж (Džordž)male given name
Vietnamese Gioóc-giơ
- Gioóc-giơmale given name
Welsh Siôrs, Siôr
- Siôrsmale given name
- Siôrmale given name
- Siorsmale given name
- Siorysmale given name
Yiddish דזשאָרדזש
- דזשאָרדזש (dzhordzh)male given name
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with George
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