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Georgios

Quick Facts

Greek Spelling: Γεώργιος

Sex: Male

Pronunciation: yeh-OR-yos

Name Day: April 23

Nicknames & Variants

Yiorgos, Giorgos, Yorgos, Gogos, George

Meaning

Farmer, earth-worker

Origin

Georgios comes from the word georgos, meaning "farmer" or literally "earth-worker," a compound of ge ("earth, soil") and ergon ("task, work"). It's one of the most common male names in Greece and Cyprus.

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