The story behind Jürgen
Derived from Low German, from Middle Low German Jurian (compare Dutch Jurriaan, Swedish Örjan), from Latin Geōrgius (which see for cognates), from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios), whence also Georg, Jörg.
Pronunciation
German: /ˈjʏrɡən/
Regional pronunciation variants
- German: [ˈjʏʁ.ɡŋ̍]
- German: [ˈjʏɐ̯-]
- German: [-ɡən]
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