Jorge
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| Jorge or Hejor | |
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 Saint George as painted by Gustave Moreau depicting George slaying the dragon | |
| Pronunciation |
Portuguese: [ˈʒɔɾʒ(ɨ)] Spanish: [ˈxorxe] German: [ˈjorge] |
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Portuguese, Spanish, German |
| Origin | |
| Word/Name | Greek |
| Meaning | earth worker or farmer |
| Other names | |
| Related names | George, Georgia |
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Jorge (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾʒ(ɨ)], Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxoɾxe]) is a Portuguese, Spanish and German given name, equivalent to English George. It is derived from the Greek γεωργός (georgos), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker".
- Jorge Ben Jor, Brazilian musician
- Jorge Betancourt, Cuban diver
- Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine author
- Jorge Campos, Mexican football (soccer) goalkeeper
- Jorge Cantú, baseball player
- Jorge Cham, web comic writer
- Jorge Chavez, Early French-Peruvian Aviator
- Jorge Costa, professional footballer
- 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 Torre, Spanish footballer known as 'Jorge'
- Jorge Gómez, Chilean football (soccer) player
- Jorge Guillén, Spanish poet
- Jorge Gutiérrez, Argentine squash player
- Jorge Herrera, Puerto Rican freestyle swimmer
- Jorge Julio, baseball player
- Jorge Lencina, Argentine judoka
- Jorge Liderman, American
- Jorge Lorenzo, Spanish motorcycle racer
- Jorge Humberto Martínez, Colombian road cyclist
- Jorge Mario Bergoglio (* 1936), as Pope Francis
- Jorge Mondragón, Mexican diver
- 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 Russek (1932–1998), Mexican actor
- Jorge Querejeta, Argentine field hockey player
- Jorge Quinteros, Argentine football (soccer) player
- Jorge Quinteros, Chilean mountaineer
- Jorge Racca, Argentine basketball player
- Jorge Rafael Videla, 43rd Argentine president and dictator
- Jorge Richardson, Puerto Rican track and field athlete
- Jorge Humberto Rodríguez, retired Salvadoran footballer
- Jorge Sampaio, Portuguese former President of the Republic
- Jorge Semprún, Spanish writer and politician
- Jorge Solís, Mexican boxer
- Jorge Valdano, Argentine football (soccer) player
- Seu Jorge, Brazilian musician
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