Other Uses of The Name
- In many languages George is used as a surname
- In World War II, the codename for the Japanese fighter Kawanishi N1K-J was George
- In medicine, there is a rare condition called DiGeorge syndrome
- In the Middle Ages, Catalan and Occitan knights used the war cry "Sant Jordi! Firam! Firam!". Similarly, the English knights used to go into battle with the cry "by George", which were entrusted to St. George and sought his support as patron saint of the knights.
- In Mexico, 'Vamos a ponerle Jorge al niño' is a colloquial and somewhat vulgar invitation to sex. In English, this would sound like ' we'll call him George.'
- George (GEneral ORGanisational Environment) was an O.S developed in 1960 by the company International Computers Ltd.
- Zeus was worshiped in many forms, of which one was a farmer or georgos
- In south east England, a nickname given to those who love to be hugged and squeezed. Usually a result of 'George' purchasing food for those who bestowed them the autonym.
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Famous quotes containing the words the name, the and/or name:
“Do not ask the name of the person who seeks a bed for the night. He who is reluctant to give his name is the one who most needs shelter.”
—Victor Hugo (1802–1885)
“The painter ... does not fit the paints to the world. He most certainly does not fit the world to himself. He fits himself to the paint. The self is the servant who bears the paintbox and its inherited contents.”
—Annie Dillard (b. 1945)
“What is it? a learned man
Could give it a clumsy name.
Let him name it who can,
The beauty would be the same.”
—Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)