George

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Name of an early saint, from Middle English George, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργῐος (Geṓrgios), 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.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dʒɔː(ɹ)dʒ/
  • Audio (AU)(file)
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dʒ

Noun[edit]

George

  1. (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter G.
    Synonym: Golf

Proper noun[edit]

George (plural Georges)

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek
    • 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 203:
      Our ancient word of courage faire saint George / Inspire vs with the spleene of fierie Dragons,
    • 1830, Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names::
      George 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;
    • 1977, Joyce Grenfell, Nursery School::
      George... don't do that!
  2. An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A French surname originating as a patronymic.
  4. A German surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Georg.
  5. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Seoirse.
  6. A diminutive of the female given names Georgina or Georgia; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).
    • 1925, [US state of] Georgia's Official Register, page 100:
      Roy Davis Stubbs, Eatonton, Judge. Son of Robert D. and Maud (Middleton) Stubbs. [...] Married Miss George Smith Feb. 14, 1918 in Knoxville, Tenn.
    • 2004, George Sargent Janes Leubuscher, Douglas W. Patton, A Girl Named George: My First Hundred Years
  8. (aviation, slang) The autopilot of an aircraft.
    • 1956, Flying Magazine, volume 59, number 6, page 33:
      "'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.
    • 1993, Flying, volume 120, page 73:
      I relied on "George" and "Fred"—the autopilot and the flight director—to fly the airplane while I worked my way through […]
  10. (Canada, US, slang, dated) Generic name for a Pullman porter.
  11. A city in Western Cape province, South Africa; named for George III of the United Kingdom.
  12. A locale in the United States.
    1. A city in Lyon County, Iowa; named for the son of a railroad official.
    2. A minor city in Grant County, Washington; named for George Washington, 1st president of the United States.
    3. A ghost town in Franklin County, Missouri; named for postmaster Stephen H. George.

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Descendants[edit]

  • → Arabic: جورج (jorj)
  • → Cebuano: George
  • → Cantonese: 佐治 (zo2 zi6)
  • → Chinese: 喬治／乔治 (Qiáozhì)
  • → Hawaiian: Keoki
  • → Japanese: ジョージ (Jōji)
  • → Korean: 조지 (Joji)
  • → Maori: Hōri
  • → Persian: جورج (jorj)
  • → Swedish: George

Translations[edit]

Noun[edit]

George (plural Georges)

  1. (slang, archaic) A coin bearing King George's profile.
  2. A jewelled figure of St George slaying the dragon, worn by Knights of the Garter.
    • 1908, Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, A History of the George Worn on the Scaffold by Charles I, page 93:
      […] the King appears to be wearing a George containing the motto inside the gems, as it is in the jewel at Windsor.

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Further reading[edit]

Afrikaans[edit]

Afrikaans Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Named after George III of the United Kingdom.

Proper noun[edit]

George

  1. George (a city in Western Cape, South Africa)

Derived terms[edit]

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

English George.

Proper noun[edit]

George

  1. a male given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek]

Italian[edit]

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English George. Doublet of Giorgio.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

George m or f by sense

  1. A male given name and surname in English

References[edit]

  1. ^ George in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Romanian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

George m

  1. a male given name; variant form Gheorghe

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Scots[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʒɔr(d)ʒ/, /ˈdʒor(d)ʒ/

Proper noun[edit]

George

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English George

Derived terms[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English George. Variant of the standard Swedish Georg. Both names ultimately derive from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios), name of a legendary dragon-slaying saint.

Proper noun[edit]

George c (genitive Georges)

  1. a male given name
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