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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] .
George, Georg, Georginio, Jürgen, Yuri, Georgy, Georges, Jorge For other uses, see Giorgio (disambiguation) . Giorgio is a male Italian given name derived from the Greek Georgios and sometimes a surname.
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]).
Jörg or Joerg (German pronunciation:) is a German name, equivalent to George in English. [1] Jörg Bergmeister (born 1976), German race car driver; Jörg Fisch (1947–2024), Swiss historian; Jörg Frischmann, German Paralympian athlete; Jörg Haider (1950–2008), Austrian politician
Martin Johnson (rugby union) (1970–), English rugby union player; Martin Kaalma (1977–), Estonian football goalkeeper; Martin David Kahane (1932-1990), birth name of Brooklyn born Jewish leader Rabbi Meir Kahane; Martin Kennedy (composer) (1978–), English composer of contemporary classical music
Anglicisation of non-English-language names was common for immigrants, or even visitors, to English-speaking countries. An example is the German composer Johann Christian Bach, the "London Bach", who was known as "John Bach" after emigrating to England. [3]
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph.While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ).
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