Gheorghe

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Gheorghe

Say it: GYOR-geh

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Meaning

From Greek georgos 'farmer, earth-worker'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

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

Used by

Romanian

The family of the name

Other spellings: George

English	George
Greek	Georgios
Hungarian	György

Famous bearers

Gheorghe Hagi, footballer

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Where this comes from

Calendars of saints and name days
Parish baptism registers
National birth statistics of European countries source

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