Jorge

See also: jorge

English

Etymology

Derived from Spanish and Portuguese Jorge, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios). Doublet of George.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔː(ɹ)heɪ/
• (Philippines, US, hypercorrect) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔ(ɹ)d͡ʒ/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dʒ (hyperforeign)

Proper noun

Jorge

1. A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English George.

Derived terms

• San Jorge

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Jorge, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhorhɛ/
• Hyphenation: Jor‧ge

Proper noun

Jorge (Badlit spelling ᜑᜓᜇ᜔ᜑᜒ)

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

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Gorge, Gorje, Jorje

Etymology

Inherited from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργῐος (Geṓrgĭos), from γεωργός (geōrgós, “farmer”) + -ιος (-ios).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔɾ.d͡ʒe/
• Rhymes: -ɔɾd͡ʒe
• Hyphenation: Jor‧ge

Proper noun

Jorge m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English George

Descendants

• Galician: Xurxo
• Portuguese: Jorge

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “Jorge”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Cunha, Antônio Geraldo da (2020–2026), “Jorge”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do português medieval [Historical and chronological vocabulary of Medieval Portuguese] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa
• DDGM, “Jorge”

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Jorge, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios), probably via a Gallo-Roman intermediary. Compare Galician Xurxo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɔʁ.ʒi/ [ˈʒɔɦ.ʒi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɔʁ.ʒi/ [ˈʒɔɦ.ʒi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɔɾ.ʒi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɔʁ.ʒi/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɔɻ.ʒi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɔɾ.ʒɨ/

• Rhymes: -ɔɾʒi, -ɔɾʒɨ
• Hyphenation: Jor‧ge

Proper noun

Jorge m (plural Jorges)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English George

Spanish

Etymology

Derived from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios), probably via a Gallo-Roman intermediary. Compare Galician Xurxo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxoɾxe/ [ˈxoɾ.xe]
• Rhymes: -oɾxe
• Syllabification: Jor‧ge

Proper noun

Jorge m

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

Descendants

• → Cebuano: Jorge
• → Chinese: 豪爾赫 / 豪尔赫 (Háo'ěrhè) (transliteration)
• → Tagalog: Jorge

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Pre-Greek der.

Proto-Hellenic *gayader.

Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.

Ancient Greek γῆ (gê)

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)

Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)

Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom

Proto-Hellenic *wérgon

Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Hellenic *-os

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek γεωργός (geōrgós)

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios)

Ancient Greek Γεώργῐος (Geṓrgĭos)der.

Latin Geōrgius

Spanish Jorgebor.

Tagalog Jorge

Borrowed from Spanish Jorge, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργῐος (Geṓrgĭos).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhoɾhe/ [ˈhoɾ.hɛ]
• Rhymes: -oɾhe
• Syllabification: Jor‧ge

Proper noun

Jorge (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜇ᜔ᜑᜒ)

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