Georges

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Georges

1. plural of George
2. (obsolete) genitive of George
   • 1614, Tristram White, The Martyrdome of Saint George of Cappadocia: Titular Patron of England, and of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, London: […] [Thomas Snodham] for William Barley, […], →OCLC, signature [C4], verso:

     For that braue Chappell which doth lift the head / VVith pinacles, and turrets garniſhed, / Aboue the wals of that Triumphant ſeat / VVhoſe rockie foote Thames ouerflowne doth beate, / By that victorious Monarch reared was / To Georges name, that none in ſight can paſſe / Of VVindſors Towers (our Englands beſt-built pride) / To whom this honor is not teſtifide.

Derived terms

• Georges Bank

Noun

Georges

1. plural of George

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Georges.

Proper noun

Georges

1. A male given name from French, equivalent to English George.

Related terms

• Saint Georges
• Saint-Georges-sur-Loire
• Villeneuve-Saint-Georges

 

French

Etymology

From Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒɔʁʒ/

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Proper noun

Georges m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English George
2. a surname originating as a patronymic

Derived terms

• Georgette (female given name)

Descendants

• → Dutch: Sjors
• → Greek: Ζωρζ (Zorz)
• → Swabian: Schorsch

Anagrams

• égorges, égorgés
• gorgées