English

Proper noun

George

1. A male given name.
   • ~1594 William Shakespeare: Richard III: Act V, Scene III:

     Our ancient word of courage, fair Saint George, / Inspire us with the spleen of fiery 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. A patronymic surname​.
3. A diminutive of the female given name Georgina or Georgia; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).
   • 1942 Enid Blyton, Five on a Treasure Island, Brockhampton Press (1974), ISBN 0340174927, page 18:

     'No,' she said, 'I'm not Georgina.' 'Oh!' said Anne, in surprise. 'Then who are you?' 'I'm George,' said the girl. 'I shall only answer if you call me George. I hate being a girl.'

Synonyms

• Geo. (abbreviation)

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

George ‎(plural Georges)

1. (slang, archaic) A coin with King George's profile.

   Take the Georges, Pew, and don’t stand here squalling. — Robert Louis Stevenson.

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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

1. A male given name.