# Georgios

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'''Georgios''' ({{lang|grc|Γεώργιος}}, {{Transliteration|grc|Geōrgios}}, {{IPA|el|ʝeˈorʝios|label=[Modern Greek](/source/Modern_Greek):}} {{IPA|grc|geɔ&#769;ːrgios|lang|link=yes}}) is a [Greek](/source/Ancient_Greek) male given name derived from the word ''georgos'' ({{lang|grc|γεωργός}}, {{Transliteration|grc|georgós}}, "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word ''georgos'' ({{lang|grc|γεωργός}}, {{Transliteration|grc|georgós}}) is a [compound](/source/compound_(linguistics)) of ''ge'' ({{lang|grc|γῆ}}, {{Transliteration|grc|ge}}, "earth", "soil") and ''ergon'' ({{lang|grc|ἔργον}}, {{Transliteration|grc|érgon}}, "task", "undertaking", "work").<ref>G. Babiniotis, Lexicon of New Greek Language, Lexicology Centre, Athens (2002)</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=George|title = George &#124; Etymology, origin and meaning of the name george by etymonline}}</ref>

It is one of the most usual male given names in Greece and Cyprus.
The name day is 23 April (St George's Day).

The English form of the name is ['''George'''](/source/George_(given_name)), the [Latinized](/source/Romanization_of_Greek) form is '''''[Georgius](/source/Georgius)'''''. It was rarely given in England prior to the accession of [George I of Great Britain](/source/George_I_of_Great_Britain) in 1714.
The Greek name is usually [anglicized](/source/anglicized) as ''George''.
For example, the name of ''Georgios Kuprios'' is anglicized as [George of Cyprus](/source/George_of_Cyprus_(geographer)), and latinized as ''Georgius Cyprius'';
similarly [George Hamartolos](/source/George_Hamartolos) (d. 867), [George Maniakes](/source/George_Maniakes) (d. 1043), [George Palaiologos](/source/George_Palaiologos) (d 1118).

In the case of modern Greek individuals, the spelling ''Georgios'' may be retained, e.g. 
[Georgios Christakis-Zografos](/source/Georgios_Christakis-Zografos) (1863–1920), 
[Georgios Stanotas](/source/Georgios_Stanotas) (1888–1965),
[Georgios Grivas](/source/Georgios_Grivas) (1897–1974),
[Georgios Alogoskoufis](/source/Georgios_Alogoskoufis) (born 1955), 
[Georgios Alexopoulos](/source/Georgios_Alexopoulos) (born 1977), etc.

The modern Greek short form Γιώργος ''[Giorgos](/source/Giorgos)'' is sometimes rendered ''Yiorgos'' or ''Yorgos'', as in [Yiorgos Theotokas](/source/Yiorgos_Theotokas) (1906–1966), and [Yorgos Lanthimos](/source/Yorgos_Lanthimos) (born 1973).

== See also ==
*{{lookfrom|Georgio}}
*[George (given name)](/source/George_(given_name))
*[Georgio](/source/Georgio_(disambiguation))
*[Giorgos](/source/Giorgos)
*{{lookfrom|Giorgos}}
*[Georgios Karaiskakis (municipality)](/source/Georgios_Karaiskakis_(municipality))
*[Georgios Kamaras Stadium](/source/Georgios_Kamaras_Stadium)

== References ==

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Category:Greek masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names

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