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“farmer”
[d͡ʒeˈɔr.d͡ʒi.us] · Latin (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
01 / Meaning & origin
Georgius is a masculine given name documented in Dutch and Latin. English Wiktionary traces it to Ancient Greek Γεώργῐος. It is a form of Γεώργῐος, for which English Wikipedia gives the meaning “farmer”.
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Meaning: “farmer”
Derived from Ancient Greek Γεώργῐος (Geṓrgĭos).
gr. Γεώργιος < gr. γεωργός → rolnik < gr. γῆ + ἔργον → ziemia + praca
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04 / Through time
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Georgius— “husbandman”
…A Cappadocian saint and martyr, of whom nothing was known but that he had been a soldier and died in the last persecution, bore the name of Georgios, and was deeply reverenced in the East, where Constantine erected a church in his honour at Byzantium. As in the case of St. Christopher, and probably of St. Alexis, this honoured name became the nucleus of the allegory, of the warrior saint contending with the dragon, and delivering the oppressed Church, and of course the…
…A Cappadocian saint and martyr, of whom nothing was known but that he had been a soldier and died in the last persecution, bore the name of Georgios, and was deeply reverenced in the East, where Constantine erected a church in his honour at Byzantium. As in the case of St. Christopher, and probably of St. Alexis, this honoured name became the nucleus of the allegory, of the warrior saint contending with the dragon, and delivering the oppressed Church, and of course the lovers of marvel turned the parable into substance. In 494, Pope Gelasius tried to separate the true Georgius from the legend, which he omitted from the offices of the Church, but popular fancy was too strong for the pope, and the story was carried on till the imaginations of the Crusaders before Jerusalem fixed upon St. George as the miraculous champion whom they beheld fighting in their cause, as Santiago had done for Galicia. Thereby Burgundy and Aquitaine adopted him as their patron saint; and the Burgundian Henry carried him to Portugal, and put that realm under his protection; as a hundred years later Richard I. did by England, making “St. George for merry England” the most renowned of battle-cries.…
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part III, Chapter V (Christian Greek Names), Section X (Georgos) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
German physician and mineralogist (1494-1555)
Ragusan-Italian physician and academic (1668-1707)
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Dutch humanist (1487-1558)
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06 / Behind the facts
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