George
noun
Origin
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.
Phrases
- 121 George Street
- Doctor George Mountain
- Farmer George
- Fort George
- Fort George Cay
- Fraser-Fort George
- George County
- George Cross
Related words
Word family
- George Washington
- Georges Bizet
- Georges Braque
- Georges Clemenceau
- Georges Cuvier
- Georges de La Tour
- Georges Enesco
- Georges Eugene Benjamin Clemenceau
- Georges Gilles de la Tourette
- Georges Henri Lemaitre
- Georges Jacques Danton
- Georges Joseph Christian Simenon
- Georges Leopold Chretien Frederic Dagobert Cuvier
- Georges Pierre Seurat
- Georges Seurat
- Georges Simenon
Broader terms
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