Georgy (; russian: Георгий, Georgiy; bg, Георги, Georgi) is a Slavic masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

, derived from the Greek name

Georgios Georgios (, , ) is a Greek name derived from the word ''georgos'' (, , "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word ''georgos'' (, ) is a compound of ''ge'' (, , "earth", "soil") and ''ergon'' (, , "task", "undertaking", "work"). It is one of the most ...

. It corresponds to the English name George. The name Georgi is the most used masculine name in Bulgaria and the most given to new-born boys in the country, with the family name Georgiev/Georgieva also widely used. In Romanian the name is written as Gheorghe to signify the hard ''g'' sound. Russian derivations from ''Georgios'' include Yury. Notable people with the surname include: * Georgi Delchev (1872 – 1903), Bulgarian revolutionary * Georgi Rakovski (1821 - 1867), Bulgarian revolutionary * Georgi Ivanov (born 1940), Bulgarian cosmonaut * Georgi Ivanov (born 1976), Bulgarian footballer *

Georgi Vazov Georgi Minchov Vazov was a Bulgarian and Russian officer and Minister of War. He was one of the main organizers of the 1886 Bulgarian coup d'état, aimed at the dethronement of Prince Alexander Battenberg. During the First Balkan War, he comm ...

(1860 - 1934), Bulgarian general and Minister of War * Georgi Parvanov (born 1957), President of Bulgaria from 2002 to 2012 *

Georgi Dimitrov Georgi Dimitrov Mihaylov (; bg, Гео̀рги Димитро̀в Миха̀йлов), also known as Georgiy Mihaylovich Dimitrov (russian: Гео́ргий Миха́йлович Дими́тров; 18 June 1882 – 2 July 1949), was a Bulgarian ...

(1882 – 1949), Bulgarian communist politician * Georgi Asparuhov (1943 – 1971), Bulgarian footballer *

Georgy Adamovich Georgy Viktorovich Adamovich ( rus, Гео́ргий Ви́кторович Адамо́вич, p=ɡʲɪˈorɡʲɪj ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ ɐdɐˈmovʲɪtɕ, a=Georgy_Viktorovich_Adamovich.ru.oga; — 21 February 1972) was a Russian poet of the ac ...

(1892–1972), Russian poet * Georgy Aleksandrov (1908–1961), Soviet politician * Georgy Arbatov (1923–2010), Soviet and Russian political scientist * Georgy Babakin (1914–1971), Soviet aerospace engineer * Georgy Beregovoy (1921–1995), Soviet cosmonaut * Georgiy Daneliya (born 1930), Soviet and Russian film director * Georgy Chicherin (1872–1936), Soviet politician * Georgy Egorychev (born 1938), Soviet and Russian mathematician * Georgy Flyorov (1913–1990), Soviet nuclear physicist * Georgy Ketoyev (born 1985), Russian wrestler * Georgij Karlovich Kreyer (1887-1942), Russian botanist and mycologist *

Georgy Lvov Prince Georgy Yevgenyevich Lvov (7/8 March 1925) was a Russian aristocrat and statesman who served as the first prime minister of republican Russia from 15 March to 20 July 1917. During this time he served as Russia's ''de facto'' head of stat ...

(1861–1925), Russian politician and prime minister * Georgy Malenkov (1902–1988), Russian politician * Georgi Markov (1929–1978), Bulgarian dissident * Georgy Millyar (1903–1993), Soviet actor * Georgy Miterev (1900–1977), Soviet minister of health *

Georgy Mondzolevski Georgy Grigorevich Mondzolevski (russian: Георгий Григорьевич Мондзолевский, born January 26, 1934) is a Soviet former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 ...

(born 1934), Soviet volleyball player *

Georgi Orlov Georgi Ivanovich Orlov (Russian: Гео́ргий Ива́нович Орло́в; 28 April 1884, Saint Petersburg – 15 October 1941, Sevurallag, Sosva, Sverdlovsk oblast) was a Russian-Estonian physician and politician who was a member of the ...

(1884–1941), Russian-Estonian politician *

Georgi Petrov (badminton) Georgi Petrov ( bg, Георги Петров; born 19 July 1980) is a Bulgarian badminton player. Petrov is a 5-time national champion. He has won several tournaments in Cyprus, Greece & Israel. In 2003 and 2007 he took part in the Badminton ...

(born 1980), Bulgarian badminton player *

Georgy Satarov Georgy Aleksandrovich Satarov (russian: Георгий Александрович Сатаров; born August 22, 1947 in Moscow), is a Russian mathematician, politician, political scientist and a former aide to Russian President Boris Yeltsin (1 ...

(born 1947), Russian political scientist * Georgy Sedov (1877–1914), Russian explorer *

Georgi Shangin Georgi Shangin (born February 21, 1989) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Shangin played one game in the Kontinental Hockey League for Spartak Moscow during the 2011–12 season. He also played in Vysshaya Liga for CSK VV ...

(born 1989), Russian ice hockey player *

Georgy Tovstonogov Georgy Aleksandrovich Tovstonogov (russian: Георгий Александрович Товстоногов, – 23 May 1989) was a Russian-Georgian theatre director. He was the leader of the Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theater which was renamed after ...

(1915–1989), Soviet theatre director *

Georgy Vitsin Georgy Mikhailovich Vitsin (russian: Георгий Михайлович Вицин; 18 April 1917 – 22 October 2001) was a Soviet and Russian actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1990). Biography Vitsin was born in Terijoki, former Finla ...

(1918–2001), Soviet and Russian actor * Georgy Zhukov (1896–1974), Russian general

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