The story behind Jorge
Derived from Spanish and Portuguese Jorge, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios). Doublet of George.
Other language forms and explanations (3)
Portuguese entry
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Jorge, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios), probably via a Gallo-Roman intermediary. Compare Galician Xurxo.
Spanish entry
Derived from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios), probably via a Gallo-Roman intermediary. Compare Galician Xurxo.
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from Spanish Jorge, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios).
Pronunciation
Philippines, US, hypercorrect: /d͡ʒɔ(ɹ)d͡ʒ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- English; dialect unspecified: /ˈhɔː(ɹ)heɪ/
- Portuguese; Brazil: /ˈʒɔʁ.ʒi/
- Portuguese; Brazil: [ˈʒɔɦ.ʒi]
- Portuguese; São-Paulo: /ˈʒɔɾ.ʒi/
- Portuguese; Rio-de-Janeiro: /ˈʒɔʁ.ʒi/
- Portuguese; Caipira: /ˈʒɔɻ.ʒi/
- Portuguese; Portugal: /ˈʒɔɾ.ʒɨ/
- Spanish: /ˈxoɾxe/
- Spanish: [ˈxoɾ.xe]
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ˈhoɾhe/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ˈhoɾ.hɛ]
Popularity
Jorge ranked #323 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
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