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- 1 A male given name from Ancient Greek.
"Our ancient word of courage faire saint George / Inspire vs with the spleene of fierie Dragons,"
- 2 An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.
- 3 A French surname originating as a patronymic.
- 4 A German surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Georg.
- 5 A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Seoirse.
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- 6 A diminutive of the female given names Georgina or Georgia; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).
"Roy Davis Stubbs, Eatonton, Judge. Son of Robert D. and Maud (Middleton) Stubbs. [...] Married Miss George Smith Feb. 14, 1918 in Knoxville, Tenn."
- 7 The autopilot of an aircraft. slang
""'George rides in the back, aft of the baggage compartment,” said Aviation Sales Manager, John Brophy, with a smile as he climbed out. […] I switched on the autopilot and turned the turn knob to the left to get the turn-bank indicator to show a one-needle turn. Instantly, George rolled the Cessna into a smooth 10° bank to the left."
- 8 Generic name for a Pullman porter. Canada, US, dated, slang
- 9 A city in the Western Cape province, South Africa; named for George III of the United Kingdom.
- 10 A locale in the United States.; A city in Lyon County, Iowa; named for the son of a railroad official.
- 11 A locale in the United States.; A minor city in Grant County, Washington; named for George Washington, 1st president of the United States.
- 12 A locale in the United States.; A ghost town in Franklin County, Missouri; named for postmaster Stephen H. George.
- 1 radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter G.
- 2 A coin bearing King George's profile. archaic, slang
"Take the Georges, Pew, and don’t stand here squalling."
- 3 A jewelled figure of St George slaying the dragon, worn by Knights of the Garter.
"[…] the King appears to be wearing a George containing the motto inside the gems, as it is in the jewel at Windsor."
Etymology
Name of an early saint, from Middle English George, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργῐος (Geṓrgĭos), from γεωργός (geōrgós, “farmer, earth worker”), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) (combining form γεω- (geō-)) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”) Doublet of Jorge and Geevarghese. The aircraft autopilot sense is probably from George DeBeeson, who patented an early (1931) autopilot system, and/or a reference to the expression let George do it. The Pullman porter sense derives from George Pullman, who hired Black people to staff his sleeping cars, and the patrons of the service seeing the Black people as servants of George Porter, much like how a slave was named after the master.
Name of an early saint, from Middle English George, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργῐος (Geṓrgĭos), from γεωργός (geōrgós, “farmer, earth worker”), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) (combining form γεω- (geō-)) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”) Doublet of Jorge and Geevarghese. The aircraft autopilot sense is probably from George DeBeeson, who patented an early (1931) autopilot system, and/or a reference to the expression let George do it. The Pullman porter sense derives from George Pullman, who hired Black people to staff his sleeping cars, and the patrons of the service seeing the Black people as servants of George Porter, much like how a slave was named after the master.
Name of an early saint, from Middle English George, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργῐος (Geṓrgĭos), from γεωργός (geōrgós, “farmer, earth worker”), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) (combining form γεω- (geō-)) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”) Doublet of Jorge and Geevarghese. The aircraft autopilot sense is probably from George DeBeeson, who patented an early (1931) autopilot system, and/or a reference to the expression let George do it. The Pullman porter sense derives from George Pullman, who hired Black people to staff his sleeping cars, and the patrons of the service seeing the Black people as servants of George Porter, much like how a slave was named after the master.
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