Geevarghese

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malayalam ഗീവർഗീസ് (gīvaṟgīsŭ), probably from Classical Syriac ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ (gēwargis).

Proper noun

Geevarghese

1. A male given name from Malayalam, equivalent to English George
   • 1927, The Travancore Law Journal, page 127:

     The defendant's creditor was the partnership and not the deceased Geevarghese.

   • 1992, Geeta Dharmarajan, Katha Prize Stories, Katha, →ISBN, page 139:

     'Come on, sing, you blighter,' coaxed Appan, looking tenderly at the silent Geevarghese. 'Don't be afraid. I'm not your father now, I'm your P.T. master.'

   • 2015 October 30, M.T. Ansari, Islam and Nationalism in India: South Indian contexts, Routledge, →ISBN:

     Like Milton's Satan, Jabbar has dwindled and dimished in stature and St. George, known among Kerala Christians as the Saint Geevarghese, slays a puny and pathetic dragon. However, this refusal of Jabbar to acknowledge Geevarghese is highly revealing.