Georgios
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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, the Latinized form is Georgius. It was rarely given in England prior to the accession of George I of Great Britain in 1714. The Greek name is usually anglicized as George. For example, the name of Georgios Kuprios is anglicized as George of Cyprus, and latinized as Georgius Cyprius; similarly George Hamartolos (d. 867), George Maniakes (d. 1043), George Palaiologos (d 1118).
In the case of modern Greek individuals, the spelling Georgios may be retained, e.g. Georgios Christakis-Zografos (1863–1920), Georgios Stanotas (1888–1965), Georgios Grivas (1897–1974), Georgios Alogoskoufis (born 1955), Georgios Alexopoulos (born 1977), etc.
The modern Greek short form Γιώργος Giorgos is sometimes rendered Yiorgos or Yorgos, as in Yiorgos Theotokas (1906–1966), and Yorgos Lanthimos (born 1973).
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Georgio
- George (given name)
- Georgio
- Giorgos
- All pages with titles beginning with Giorgos
- Georgios Karaiskakis (municipality)
- Georgios Kamaras Stadium
References
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- ^ G. Babiniotis, Lexicon of New Greek Language, Lexicology Centre, Athens (2002)
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."George | Etymology, origin and meaning of the name george by etymonline".
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