Georg
English
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) The slang sense is from Spiders Georg.
Proper noun
editGeorg (plural Georgs)
- A male given name, a Scandinavian and continental Germanic variant of George.
- 2011 July 1, Eric Flint, Ring of Fire III, Baen Publishing Enterprises, →ISBN:
- “Ah!” Georg said, noncommittal. “A problem I think you may have had,” the man said. “I got drunk and didn't wake up.” “Yes,” Georg said. “I've been known to do that. Last night, in fact. And the night before.”
- 2013 December 20, Elizabeth D. Michaels, Anita Stansfield, Behind the Mask, White Star Press, →ISBN:
- Georg said nothing as he glanced toward Cameron, who stuck his head over the edge of the loft again. “Rest easy, Georg,” Cameron said. “Next week I'll be on my honeymoon, and your worries will be over.”
- A surname transferred from the given name.
- (Internet slang) A notional individual who has, eats, or does an extremely large number of a specified thing, skewing statistical averages.
- 2019 June 30, Christopher Weston, Feral hogs meme: 30-50 hilarious responses on Twitter![1]:
- “Average yard has 8 feral hogs” factoid actualy just statistical error. average yard has 0 hogs. hogs georg, who lives in rural america and whose yard has 30–50 hogs within 3–5 minutes of his small kids playing, is an outlier adn should not have been counted”
- 2021 August 23, Katrin Tiidenberg, Crystal Abidin, Natalie Ann Hendry, Tumblr, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:
- […] a now-deactivated blog posted: "according to USA Today, the average tumblr user spends 2.5 hours a month on tumblr," […] "the average person spends 0 hours per month. We Georg, who live in caves & spend over 23 hours on tumblr each day, are outliers and should not have been counted."
- 2022, Randall Munroe, What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers..., page 54:
- I'm pretty sure the world doesn't produce [enough bananas to] eat six bananas a day [...] Unless there's one person out there who eats so many bananas that they throw off the global average. / [image] / BANANAS GEORG, WHO LIVES ON A MOUNTAIN AND EATS 17 TRILLION BANANAS PER YEAR, IS AN OUTLIER AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN COUNTED.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Georg is the 40313th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 543 individuals. Georg is most common among White (91.53%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Georg”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 31.
Danish
editProper noun
editGeorg
- a male given name, equivalent to English George
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editEstonian
editEtymology
editFrom the German and Scandinavian equivalent of English George.
Proper noun
editGeorg
- a male given name
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editFaroese
editProper noun
editGeorg m
- a male given name
Usage notes
editPatronymics
- son of Georg: Georgsson
- daughter of Georg: Georgsdóttir
Declension
editSingular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Georg |
Accusative | Georg |
Dative | Georg, Georgi |
Genitive | Georgs |
German
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈɡeː.ɔrk/, [-ɔʁk], [-ɔɐ̯k], [-ɔ(ː)k]
- IPA(key): /ˈɡeː.ɔrç/, [-ɔʁç], [-ɔɐ̯ç], [-ɔ(ː)ç], [-ɔʏ̯ç] (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
editGeorg
- a male given name, equivalent to English George
Related terms
edit- Jörg, Jürgen
- Jürg (Switzerland)
- Jorn, Jörn (Northern German)
- Schorsch (Southern German, Central German, Austria, Bavaria, Hesse, Swabia)
- Schurl, Schurli (Vienna)
- Gorgel, Görries, Görris, Girgel (Austria)
- Gorch (Low German)
Descendants
editIcelandic
editProper noun
editGeorg m
- a male given name, equivalent to English George
Declension
editDeclension of Georg | ||
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m-s1 | singular | |
indefinite | ||
nominative | Georg | |
accusative | Georg | |
dative | Georg | |
genitive | Georgs |
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editNorwegian
editProper noun
editGeorg
- a male given name, equivalent to English George
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editSwedish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Swedish Georgius.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editGeorg c (genitive Georgs)
- a male given name, equivalent to English George
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editDescendants
edit- → Finnish: Jori
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