George
/dʒɔːrdʒ/noun
A male given name derived from a word meaning a farmer or earth-worker.
Did you know?The name ultimately comes from Greek geōrgos, built from gē “earth” + ergon “work,” so its ancient core is literally about working the land, not nobility or magic.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dʰéǵʰōm
“earth, ground”
Ancient Greek
Greek
γεωργός (geōrgós)
“farmer, earth-worker”
Late Greek / Early Christian
Greek
Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios)
“a personal name meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker"”
Latin
Latin
Georgius
“the Latinized form of the name”
Old French
Old French
George
“a given name introduced into English through French”
Middle English
English
George
“a male personal name”