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George (s) (proper noun)
1. A male personal name: Tom and Jill gave their first son the name George.
The name George was introduced in England by the Crusaders (a vision of St. George played a key role in the First Crusade), but not common until after the Hanoverian succession (18th century); so, also "Georgian" (1855) in reference to the reigns of the first four king Georges (1714-1830).
St. George began to be recognized as a patron of England in the time of Edward III, perhaps because of his association with the Order of the Garter.
2. Etymology: from Latin Georgius, from Greek Georgios, "husbandman, farmer"; from ge-, "earth" + ergon, "work".
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ergo-, erg-
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geo-, ge- +
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urg-, [erg-], -urgy, -urgia, -urgical, -urgically, -urgist, -urge
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