Gjergji is both a surname and a given name, derived from the Greek ''

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 ...

'' (Γεώργιος). It is commonly used by

Albanian Christians Christianity in Albania began when Christians arrived in Illyria soon after the time of Jesus, with a bishop being appointed in Dyrrhachium ( Epidamnus) in 58 AD. When the Roman Empire was divided in 395 AD, modern Albania became part of the ...

. The name was popularised amongst Albanians by

Saint George Saint George (;Geʽez: ጊዮርጊስ, , ka, გიორგი, , , died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to holy tradition, he was a soldier in the ...

. Notable people with the name include:

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* Andromaqi Gjergji (1928–2015), Albanian ethnologist *

Dodë Gjergji Dodë Gjergji (born 16 January 1963) is a Kosovo, Kosovan prelate of the Catholic Church. Since 2006, he serves as Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Administration of Prizren, Prizren. In 2018, when the apostolic administration was elevated t ...

(born 1963), Albanian Roman Catholic bishop * Helidon Gjergji (born 1970), Albanian artist * Matilda Gjergji (born 2003), Albanian footballer

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* Gjergji Dëma (born 1971), Albanian footballer * Gjergji Kasneci, German computer scientist *

Gjergji Muzaka Gjergji Muzaka (born 26 September 1984) is an Albanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. A product of Partizani Tirana academy, Muzaka begun his career as a talented youth player, which prompted Paris Saint-Germain to s ...

(born 1984), Albanian footballer * Gjergji Papa, Albanian politician

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