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Đorđe
Say it: JOR-jeh
Meaning
Serbian form of George, from Greek georgos 'farmer'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Through Saint George, very popular in Serbia; the dynasty of Karađorđević took its name from Karađorđe.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Ђорђе, Djordje
| Russian | Georgy |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Georgi |
| Polish | Jerzy |
| Czech | Jiří |
| English | George |
Famous bearers
- Karađorđe (Đorđe Petrović), leader of the First Serbian Uprising
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Royal and noble genealogies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
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