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George Washington, the first president of the United States. George (English: / ˈ dʒ ɔːr dʒ /) is a masculine given name derived from the Greek Georgios (Γεώργιος; Ancient Greek: [ɡeɔː́rɡi.os], Modern Greek: [ʝeˈorʝi.os]).
George Frideric Handel (Georg Friedrich Händel in German), German composer; Georg Philipp Harsdorffer, German poet; Georg Hólm, bassist for the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós; Georg Løkkeberg, Norwegian actor; Georg Listing, bassist for the German Rock Band Tokio Hotel; Georg Maier, German actor and theatre director
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 ; Portuguese [ˈʒɔɾʒɨ]. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος via Latin Georgius; the former is derived from γεωργός (georgos), meaning "farmer" or "earth ...
It was rarely given in England prior to the accession of George I of Great Britain in 1714. The Greek name is usually anglicized as George. For example, the name of Georgios Kuprios is anglicized as George of Cyprus, and latinized as Georgius Cyprius; similarly George Hamartolos (d. 867), George Maniakes (d. 1043), George Palaiologos (d 1118).
George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910 to 1936; George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936 to 1952; Prince George of Wales; George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE; George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder; George, son of Andrew ...
The original spelling with Jo-was modified in Geo-. The graphic e after G is used in French to avoid the pronunciation [ɡo], but [ʒɔ] instead. The spelling Geo-is probably due to the influence of the first name Georges, derived from Old French Jorre, Joire. The Old Frankish name Godefrid itself is from the Germanic elements god-and frid-.
Back in January, Prince George made headlines for telling a dog walker that his name was Archie, sparking debate whether it was a family nickname or just a cute name the 5-year-old gave himself.
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).