George
Pronunciation
This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.004
Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /dʒɔː(ɹ)dʒ/
- A male given name
- 1590s, William Shakespeare, Richard III: Act V, Scene III. In: The tragedy of King Richard the third. Containing, [...] As it hath beene lately Acted by the Right honourable the Lord Chamberlaine his seruants. At London [...]. 1597
- Our ancient word of courage faire saint George | Inspire vs with the spleene of fierie Dragons,
- 1830 Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names:
- George and Charles are unlucky in this respect; they have no diminutives, and what a mouthful of monosyllables they are! names royal too, and therefore unshortened. A king must be of a very rare class who could afford to be called by shorthand;
- 1977 Joyce Grenfell, Nursery School:
- George... don't do that!
- 1590s, William Shakespeare, Richard III: Act V, Scene III. In: The tragedy of King Richard the third. Containing, [...] As it hath beene lately Acted by the Right honourable the Lord Chamberlaine his seruants. At London [...]. 1597
- Surname
- Surname
- Surname, a variant of Georg.
- Surname, an anglicization of Seoirse.
- A female given name; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).
- 1942 Enid Blyton, Five on a Treasure Island, Brockhampton Press (1974), ISBN 0340174927, page 18:
- 'No,' she said, 'I'm not Georgina.' 'Oh!' said Anne, in surprise. 'Then who are you?' 'I'm George,' said the girl. 'I shall only answer if you call me George. I hate being a girl.'
- 1942 Enid Blyton, Five on a Treasure Island, Brockhampton Press (1974), ISBN 0340174927, page 18:
- (aviation, slang) The autopilot of an aircraft.
- 1956, Flying Magazine (volume 59, number 6, page 33)
- "'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.
- 1993, Flying (volume 120, page 73)
- I relied on "George" and "Fred"—the autopilot and the flight director—to fly the airplane while I worked my way through […]
- 1956, Flying Magazine (volume 59, number 6, page 33)
- A town in Western Cape, South Africa.
- A locale in US.
- A city in Iowa, ;.
- A city in Washington, ;.
- A ghost town in Missouri, ;.
- French: Georges, Jorioz (in Savoy), Jore (in Normandy)
- German: Georg
- Italian: Giorgio, Iorio
- Portuguese: Jorge
- Russian: (cognates) Гео́ргий
- Spanish: Jorge
George (plural Georges)
- (slang, archaic) A coin bearing King George's profile.
, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island - Take the Georges, Pew, and don’t stand here squalling.
- A jewelled figure of St George slaying the dragon, worn by Knights of the Garter.
- 1908, Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, A History of the George Worn on the Scaffold by Charles I (page 93)
- […] the King appears to be wearing a George containing the motto inside the gems, as it is in the jewel at Windsor.
- 1908, Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, A History of the George Worn on the Scaffold by Charles I (page 93)
This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.004