Jurgis

See also: Jurģis

Lithuanian

Alternative forms

• Jurijus, Jurgỹs

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic Гюрги (Gjurgi), vernacular form of Георгий (Georgij), derived from Old Church Slavonic Г̑еорг̑ии (Ĝeorĝii), ultimately derived from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [¹ˈjʊ̟rʲɡʲɪs]
• Rhymes: -ʊ̟rʲɡʲɪs
• Syllabification: Jùr‧gis

Proper noun

Jùrgis m (feminine Jùrga) stress pattern 1

1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English George

Declension

Declension of Jùrgis

	singular
nominative	Jùrgis
genitive	Jùrgio
dative	Jùrgiui
accusative	Jùrgį
instrumental	Jùrgiu
locative	Jùrgyje
vocative	Jùrgi

Derived terms

• jurgi̇̀nas
• Jurgi̇̀nės

Diminutives

• Jurga
• Jurkšas
• Jurkus
• Juršys

Related terms

dialectal, chiefly Western Aukštaitian

• Jūras

dialectal, chiefly Dzūkian

• Jūrė
• Jūris

dialectal, chiefly Samogitian

• Jurkis

Further reading

• Kazimieras Kuzavinis; Bronys Savukynas (1994), Lietuvių vardų kilmės žodynas [A Dictionary of the Origins of Lithuanian Names], 2nd edition, Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas, page 215
• “Jurgis”, in Vardai [Names], Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija [Commission on the Lithuanian language], 2010–2026