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George

/dʒɔːdʒ/ UK

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)dʒ

Where it comes from

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.

noun

radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter G.
Similar: Golf

proper noun Georges

A male given name from Ancient Greek. Our ancient word of courage faire saint George / Inspire vs with the spleene of fierie Dragons,
Similar: Geo.
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 and Georgia; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e). Roy Davis Stubbs, Eatonton, Judge. Son of Robert D. and Maud (Middleton) Stubbs. [...] Married Miss George Smith Feb. 14, 1918 in Knoxville, Tenn.
slang The autopilot of an aircraft. "'George rides in the back, aft of the baggage compartment,” said Aviation Sales Manager, John Brophy, with a smile as he climbed out. […] I switched on the autopilot and turned the turn knob to the left to get the turn-bank indicator to show a one-needle turn. Instantly, George rolled the Cessna in
Canada, US, dated, slang Generic name for a Pullman porter.
A city in the Western Cape province, South Africa; named for George III of the United Kingdom.
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.

Similar: Georgeson

noun Georges

archaic, slang A coin bearing King George's profile. Take the Georges, Pew, and don’t stand here squalling.
A jewelled figure of St George slaying the dragon, worn by Knights of the Garter. […] the King appears to be wearing a George containing the motto inside the gems, as it is in the jewel at Windsor.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: saint george, jorge, georg, georgie, rupert, georgios, sergey, jojo, denise, tolkien, georgiou, georgi, knudson, lord, gorgeous, stella

proper noun

Similar: Georgeson

Translations

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name male given name

Español	Jorge
한국어	조지 Joji
日本語	ジョージ Jōji
中文	喬治 /乔治 Qiáozhì
हिन्दी	जॉर्ज jŏrj
Português	Jorge
Français	Georges, Jorioz, Jore
Deutsch	Georg
Italiano	Giorgio, Iorio
Ελληνικά	Γεώργιος Geórgios, Γιώργος Giórgos, Τζορτζ Tzortz, Τζωρτζ Tzortz
Română	Gheorghe, George, Iorgu, Giurgiu, Iurie
Русский	Гео́ргий Geórgij, Ю́рий Júrij, Его́р Jegór, Его́рий Jegórij, Джордж Džordž
Tiếng Việt	Gioóc-giơ
العربية	جَاوُرْجِيُوس jāwurjiyūs, جُرْجُس jurjus, جُورْج jūrj
עברית	ג׳ורג׳

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@misc{george_2026,
  title = {George},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/george},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}