George
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Name of an early saint, from Middle English George, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργῐος (Geṓrgios), 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.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
George
- (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter G.
- Synonym: Golf
Proper noun[edit]
George (plural Georges)
- A male given name from Ancient Greek
- c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii], page 203:
- Our ancient word of courage faire saint George / Inspire vs with the spleene of fierie 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!
- 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 or Georgia; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).
- 1925, [US state of] Georgia's Official Register, page 100:
- Roy Davis Stubbs, Eatonton, Judge. Son of Robert D. and Maud (Middleton) Stubbs. [...] Married Miss George Smith Feb. 14, 1918 in Knoxville, Tenn.
- 2004, George Sargent Janes Leubuscher, Douglas W. Patton, A Girl Named George: My First Hundred Years
- (aviation, slang) The autopilot of an aircraft.
- 1956, Flying Magazine, volume 59, number 6, page 33:
- "'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 into a smooth 10° bank to the left.
- 1993, Flying, volume 120, page 73:
- I relied on "George" and "Fred"—the autopilot and the flight director—to fly the airplane while I worked my way through […]
- (Canada, US, slang, dated) Generic name for a Pullman porter.
- A city in Western Cape province, South Africa; named for George III of the United Kingdom.
- A locale in the United States.
- 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.
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Derived terms[edit]
- Farmer George
- Fort George
- Fort George Cay
- Fraser-Fort George
- George County
- George Cross
- George Dog Island
- Georgeson
- George Town
- George Washington
- George West
- Georgia
- Georgian
- Georgiana
- Georgie
- Georgina
- GW
- GWB
- King George
- King George County
- King George whiting
- let George do it
- Mad King George
- Mad King George
- Middleton St George
- Prince George
- Prince George County
- Prince George's County
- ride St. George
- riding St. George
- Saint George
- Saint George Gingerland
- St. George's
- St George, St. George
- St Georges
- St George's
- St Georges and Priorslee
- St Georges-super-Ely
Descendants[edit]
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Noun[edit]
George (plural Georges)
- (slang, archaic) A coin bearing King George's profile.
- 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London, Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:
- 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.
- 1908, Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, A History of the George Worn on the Scaffold by Charles I, page 93:
- […] the King appears to be wearing a George containing the motto inside the gems, as it is in the jewel at Windsor.
Derived terms[edit]
- George plateroon (a counterfeit coin)
Further reading[edit]
- Jonathon Green (2024) “George n.1”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
- Jonathon Green (2024) “George n.3”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after George III of the United Kingdom.
Proper noun[edit]
George
- George (a city in Western Cape, South Africa)
Derived terms[edit]
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
George
- a male given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English George. Doublet of Giorgio.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
George m or f by sense
- A male given name and surname in English
References[edit]
- ^ George in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Romanian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
George m
- a male given name; variant form Gheorghe
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Scots[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
George
- a male given name, equivalent to English George
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
George c (genitive Georges)
- a male given name
- English terms inherited from Middle English
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- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English doublets
- English 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)dʒ
- Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)dʒ/1 syllable
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- English given names
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- English male given names from Ancient Greek
- English terms with quotations
- English surnames
- English surnames from patronymics
- English surnames from Irish
- English female given names
- English diminutives of female given names
- en:Aviation
- English slang
- Canadian English
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- en:Cities in South Africa
- en:Places in South Africa
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Cities in Iowa, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Places in Iowa, USA
- en:Cities in Washington, USA
- en:Places in Washington, USA
- en:Ghost towns in Missouri, USA
- en:Places in Missouri, USA
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- af:Cities in South Africa
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- Cebuano terms borrowed from English
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- Rhymes:Italian/ɔrdʒ
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- Rhymes:Italian/ordʒ
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