Jorge is a
Spanish and
Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''
Georgios Georgios (, , ) is a Ancient Greek, Greek name derived from the word ''georgos'' (, , "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word ''georgos'' (, ) is a compound (linguistics), compound of ''ge'' (, , "earth", "soil") and ''ergon'' (, , "task", "underta ...
'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker".
The Latin form ''Georgius'' had been rarely given in Western
Christendom
Christendom historically refers to the Christian states, Christian-majority countries and the countries in which Christianity dominates, prevails,SeMerriam-Webster.com : dictionary, "Christendom"/ref> or is culturally or historically intertwin ...
since at least the 6th century.
The popularity of the name however develops from around the 12th century, in
Occitan in the form ''
Jordi'', and it becomes popular at European courts after the publication of the ''
Golden Legend'' in the 1260s.
The
West Iberian form ''Jorge'' is on record as the name of
Jorge de Lencastre, Duke of Coimbra (1481–1550).
List of people with the given name Jorge
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Jorge (footballer, born 1946), Brazilian footballer
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Jorge (Brazilian singer), Brazilian musician and singer, Jorge & Mateus
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Jorge (Romanian singer), real name
George Papagheorghe, Romanian singer, actor, TV host
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Jorge Betancourt, Cuban diver
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Jorge Campos, Mexican football player
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Jorge Cantú, baseball player
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Jorge Cham, web comic writer
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Jorge Chavez, French-Peruvian aviator
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Jorge Cimadevilla, American football player
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Jorge Coll, Spanish art dealer
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Jorge Costa, football player
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Jorge Donn, Argentine-born ballet dancer
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Jorge Ebanks, Cayman Islands basketball player
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Jorge De La Rosa, baseball pitcher
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Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Colombian politician assassinated in 1948
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Jorge Enrique Adoum (1926–2009), Ecuadorian writer
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Jorge Garbajosa, Spanish basketball player
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Jorge Garcia, American actor and comedian
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Jorge García Torre, Spanish footballer known as Jorge
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Jorge Gómez, Chilean football player
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Jorge Guillén, Spanish poet
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Jorge Gutiérrez, Argentine squash player
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Jorge Gutierrez, Mexican animator
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Jorge Herrera (swimmer)
Jorge A. Herrera Soto (born September 4, 1972) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico. He started swimming at the age of seven in Round Hill Swimming Team.
Among other competitions, Herrera participated in the 1990 Central ...
, Puerto Rican freestyle swimmer
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Jorge Herrera (footballer)
Jorge Herrera (born 11 September 1980) is a former Colombian professional footballer.
Career
Jorge has received many high awards from the Colombian Football Federation and from the South American Football Confederation.
South America
Herrera sp ...
, Colombian footballer
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Jorge Humberto Martínez, Colombian road cyclist
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Jorge Julio, baseball player
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Jorge Lencina, Argentine judoka
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Jorge Liderman, American
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Jorge Linck, Argentine sailor
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Jorge Lorenzo, Spanish motorcycle racer
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Jorge Luis Alcantar Bolly, Mexican professional wrestler known as El Hijo del Fantasma and Santos Escobar
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Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine author
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Jorge Marco de Oliveira Moraes, Brazilian footballer
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Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Argentine Roman Catholic priest who became Pope Francis
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Jorge Martín, Spanish motorcyle racer
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Jorge Masvidal, Cuban American Mixed Martial Artist
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Jorge Mondragón, Mexican diver
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Jorge Montenegro (disambiguation) Jorge Montenegro may refer to:
* Jorge Montenegro (shot putter) (born 1968), Cuban shot putter
* Jorge Luis Montenegro
Jorge Luis Montenegro Revelo (born 26 September 1988) is an Ecuadorian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team ...
, multiple people
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Jorge Negrete, Mexican actor
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Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, Portuguese chairman of FC Porto
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Jorge Otálvaro, Colombian road cyclist
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Jorge Orta, baseball player
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Jorge Páez, Mexican boxer and actor
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Jorge Pescara, Brazilian musician
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Jorge Posada, baseball catcher
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Jorge Querejeta, Argentine field hockey player
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Jorge Quinteros, Argentine football player
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Jorge Quinteros, Chilean mountaineer
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Jorge Racca, Argentine basketball player
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Jorge Rafael Videla, 43rd Argentine president and dictator
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Jorge Ramos, Mexican-born American Spanish-language news anchor
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Jorge Richardson, Puerto Rican track and field athlete
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Jorge Rodríguez, Salvadoran footballer
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Jorge Sampaio, Portuguese President
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Jorge Santana, Mexican-born guitarist, brother of Carlos
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Jorge Semprún, Spanish writer and politician
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Jorge Solís, Mexican boxer
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Jorge Taufua, Australian rugby player
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Jorge Valdano, Argentine football player
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Jorge Villavicencio (1958–2020), Guatemalan politician and physician
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Seu Jorge, Brazilian musician
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Jorge Ruiz, Soccer Player
See also
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Storm Jorge
A storm is any disturbed state of the natural environment or the atmosphere of an astronomical body. It may be marked by significant disruptions to normal conditions such as strong wind, tornadoes, hail, thunder and lightning (a thunderstorm) ...
in the 2019–20 European windstorm season
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References
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Portuguese masculine given names
Spanish masculine given names