George

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dʒɔː(ɹ)dʒ/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dʒ === Noun === George (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter G. Synonym: Golf === Proper noun === George (plural Georges) A male given name from Ancient Greek. An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic. A French surname originating as a patronymic. A German surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Georg. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Seoirse. A diminutive of the female given names Georgina or 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 (aviation, slang) The autopilot of an aircraft. (Canada, US, slang, dated) Generic name for a Pullman porter. 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. ==== Synonyms ==== (given name): Geo. (abbreviation) (English surname): Georgeson ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== George Enescu ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === George (plural Georges) (slang, archaic) A coin bearing King George's profile. A jewelled figure of St George slaying the dragon, worn by Knights of the Garter. ==== Derived terms ==== George plateroon (a counterfeit coin) === Further reading === “George n.1”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present “George n.3”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present == Afrikaans == === Etymology === Named after George III of the United Kingdom. === Proper noun === George George (a city in the Western Cape, South Africa) ==== Derived terms ==== Georgiet == Cebuano == === Etymology === English George. === Proper noun === George a male given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek] == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English George. Doublet of Giorgio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔrd͡ʒ/, /ˈd͡ʒord͡ʒ/ Rhymes: -ɔrdʒ, -ordʒ === Proper noun === George m or f by sense a male given name and surname in English === References === == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdʒe̯ordʒe/ === Proper noun === George m a male given name; variant form Gheorghe ==== Derived terms ==== (diminutive) Georgică, Gică == Scots == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdʒɔr(d)ʒ/, /ˈdʒor(d)ʒ/ === Proper noun === George a male given name, equivalent to English George ==== Derived terms ==== (diminutive) Geordie, Dod, Dodie, Doddie, Dodge, Dodger (Caithness) Geordag == Swedish == === Etymology === 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 === George c (genitive Georges) a male given name