George

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George is a masculine given name of Greek origin meaning "farmer" or "earthworker," widely used in English-speaking and many other cultures.

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Label Occurrences
George canonical 179

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Predicate Object
instanceOf given name
masculine given name
associatedWith Christian tradition
Saint George
culturalUsage Christian cultures
English-speaking cultures
Greek culture
derivedFrom Georgios
Georgius
linked to: Georg
etymologicalRoot geōrgos
hasDiminutive Geo
Geordie
Georgie
Jory
hasGender masculine
hasMeaning earthworker
farmer
hasOrigin Greek
hasVariant Georg
Georges
Gheorghe
Giorgio
György
Jorge
Jürgen
languageOfUse Dutch
English
French
German
Greek
Portuguese
Romanian
linked to: Romanian language

Scandinavian languages
Slavic languages
Spanish
many other cultures
nameDayAssociatedWith Feast of Saint George
linked to: St George's Day
popularityRegion Australia
Canada
Europe
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States
rootMeaning earth
work
semanticField agriculture
rural life
usageType first name
personal name
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (179)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

George Black (businessman) givenName George
subject linked to: George Black
George Black (producer) givenName George
subject linked to: George Black
George Wishart givenName George
George Szekeres givenName George
George II of Greece givenName George
subject linked to: King George II of Greece
George Dewey givenName George
subject linked to: Dewey
George Chakiris givenName George
George W. Crile givenName George
Van Morrison givenName George
George Everest givenName George
Giorgia derivedFrom George
George Newnes givenName George
George Russell givenName George
George H. Fallon givenName George
George Lazenby givenName George
George Mikan givenName George
subject linked to: Mikan
George Mikan givenName George
subject linked to: Mr. Basketball
George Storrs givenName George
George Luks givenName George
George Pickett givenName George
George Pardee givenName George
George Pólya givenName George
George Murphy givenName George
Buddy DeSylva givenName George
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander givenName George
subject linked to: Leofric
George Canning givenName George
subject linked to: Canning
George Stevens givenName George
George Philip Wells givenName George
subject linked to: Philip
George Band givenName George