Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''

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 ...

'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' had been rarely given in Western

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since at least the 6th century. The popularity of the name however develops from around the 12th century, in

Occitan Occitan may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain. * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France. * Occitan language Occitan (; o ...

in the form ''

Jordi Jordi () is the Catalan form of the ancient Greek name Georgios. Jordi is a popular name in Catalonia and is also given in the Netherlands and in Spanish-, English- and German-speaking countries. Jordi may also refer to: *Sant Jordi – patron sa ...

'', 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

Jorge (footballer, born 1946) Jorge Alves da Silva (born 23 February 1946), known as just Jorge, is a Brazilian association football, footballer. He competed in the Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics, men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics. References External lin ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Jorge (Brazilian singer) Jorge & Mateus is a musical duo and one of the most famous interpreters of sertanejo music. The duo is composed of Goiás, Brazil-based vocalists Jorge Alves Barcelos (born August 27, 1982) and Mateus Pedro Liduário de Oliveira (born July 15, ...

, Brazilian musician and singer, Jorge & Mateus * Jorge (Romanian singer), real name George Papagheorghe, Romanian singer, actor, TV host * Jorge Betancourt, Cuban diver * Jorge Campos, Mexican football player * Jorge Cantú, baseball player * Jorge Cham, web comic writer * Jorge Chavez, French-Peruvian aviator * Jorge Cimadevilla, American football player * Jorge Coll, Spanish art dealer * Jorge Costa (footballer), Jorge Costa, football player * Jorge Donn, Argentine-born ballet dancer * Jorge Ebanks, Cayman Islands basketball player * Jorge De La Rosa, baseball pitcher * Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Colombian politician assassinated in 1948 * Jorge Enrique Adoum (1926–2009), Ecuadorian writer * Jorge Garbajosa, Spanish basketball player * Jorge Garcia, American actor and comedian * Jorge García (footballer, born 1984), Jorge García Torre, Spanish footballer known as Jorge * Jorge Gómez (footballer), Jorge Gómez, Chilean football player * Jorge Guillén, Spanish poet * Jorge Gutiérrez (squash), Jorge Gutiérrez, Argentine squash player * Jorge Gutierrez (animator), Jorge Gutierrez, Mexican animator * Jorge Herrera (swimmer), Puerto Rican freestyle swimmer * Jorge Herrera (footballer), Colombian footballer * Jorge Humberto Martínez, Colombian road cyclist * Jorge Julio, baseball player * Jorge Lencina, Argentine judoka * Jorge Liderman, American * Jorge Linck, Argentine sailor * Jorge Lorenzo, Spanish motorcycle racer * Santos Escobar, Jorge Luis Alcantar Bolly, Mexican professional wrestler known as El Hijo del Fantasma and Santos Escobar * Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine author * Jorge Marco de Oliveira Moraes, Brazilian footballer * Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Argentine Roman Catholic priest who became Pope Francis * Jorge Martín, Spanish motorcyle racer * Jorge Masvidal, Cuban American Mixed Martial Artist * Jorge Mondragón, Mexican diver * Jorge Montenegro (disambiguation), multiple people * Jorge Negrete, Mexican actor * Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, Portuguese chairman of FC Porto * Jorge Otálvaro, Colombian road cyclist * Jorge Orta, baseball player * Jorge Páez, Mexican boxer and actor * Jorge Pescara, Brazilian musician * Jorge Posada, baseball catcher * Jorge Querejeta, Argentine field hockey player * Jorge Quinteros, Argentine football player * Jorge Quinteros (mountaineer), Jorge Quinteros, Chilean mountaineer * Jorge Racca, Argentine basketball player * Jorge Rafael Videla, 43rd Argentine president and dictator * Jorge Ramos (news anchor), Jorge Ramos, Mexican-born American Spanish-language news anchor * Jorge Richardson, Puerto Rican track and field athlete * Jorge Rodríguez (footballer, born 1971), Jorge Rodríguez, Salvadoran footballer * Jorge Sampaio, Portuguese President * Jorge Santana, Mexican-born guitarist, brother of Carlos * Jorge Semprún, Spanish writer and politician * Jorge Solís, Mexican boxer * Jorge Taufua, Australian rugby player * Jorge Valdano, Argentine football player * Jorge Villavicencio (1958–2020), Guatemalan politician and physician * Seu Jorge, Brazilian musician * Jorge Luis Ruiz, Jorge Ruiz, Soccer Player

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List of people with the given name Jorge

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