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Jorge is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name George. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish [ˈxoɾxe] ; Portuguese [ˈʒɔɾʒɨ] .
Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs, which are written differently but pronounced the same).
Jorge Garcia (born April 28, 1973) is an American actor and comedian. He first came to public attention with his performance as Hector Lopez on the television show Becker , but subsequently became best known for his portrayal of Hugo "Hurley" Reyes in the television series Lost from 2004 to 2010.
Jorge Pueyo Sanz (born 31 October 1995) is a Spanish lawyer, politician, television presenter. [1] He has collaborated in Charrín Charrán and currently presents A escampar la boira . [ 2 ] Since 2023 he has been a deputy in the XV Legislature for Sumar .
Jorge Gilberto Ramos Ávalos (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxoɾxe ˈramos]; born March 16, 1958) is a Mexican-American journalist and author. Regarded as the best-known Spanish-language news anchor in the United States of America, [ 4 ] he has been referred to as "The Walter Cronkite of Latin America".
Jorge M. Pérez (born October 17, 1949) [1] is an Argentine-American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and writer. [2] He is best known as the chairman and CEO of The Related Group, a Miami-based real estate company that has been well known for building and operating affordable and luxury multifamily apartments across the United States and internationally. [3]
Jorge Rafael Posada Villeta (born August 17, 1970) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Posada recorded a .273 batting average , 275 home runs , and 1,065 runs batted in (RBIs) during his career.
Jorge Luis Masvidal [6] (born November 12, 1984) is an American professional boxer [7] and former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight and Lightweight divisions. Masvidal competed professionally for 20 years from 2003 until 2023, having fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Bellator , Strikeforce ...