george
ジョージ
解説 Definition
英語圏の男性名。ギリシャ語で「農夫」を意味し、歴代の英国王にも多い名前。
George is a traditional masculine given name widely used in English-speaking countries. It derives from a Greek word meaning “farmer” and is especially familiar from the names of British kings and numerous historical figures.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
George は人名なので、通常は George と大文字で始めます。ギリシャ語の gē「大地」と ergon「仕事」からなる geōrgos「農夫」が語源です。「大地で働く人」という像を核にし、George Washington や英国王の名など、歴史上の人物と結び付けると定着します。
Treat George as a proper name and capitalize it in ordinary writing. Its strongest memory link is the Greek idea of a farmer: someone who works the earth. The elements behind the name are gē, “earth,” and ergon, “work,” so picture George working in a field. You can then attach that image to familiar bearers such as George Washington or one of the British kings named George. This historical association makes the spelling and status as a masculine given name easier to retain.
例文
George Washington was the first president of the United States.
ジョージ・ワシントンはアメリカ合衆国の初代大統領でした。
George is coming to dinner tonight.
ジョージは今夜夕食に来ます。
I borrowed a book from George.
私はジョージから本を借りました。
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george の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ギリシャ語 geōrgos（農夫）に由来し、gē（大地）+ ergon（仕事）で「大地を耕す人」が原義。古代ギリシャの聖ゲオルギオス（竜退治の伝説）を通じて広まった人名。関連語: geography（地理学、gē+graphein）、energy（ergon から）。
George comes through Latin Georgius from Greek Geōrgios, a personal name based on geōrgos, meaning “farmer” or “worker of the land.” Geōrgos combines gē, “earth,” with ergon, “work.” The name spread widely through devotion to Saint George, a Christian martyr later associated with the legend of slaying a dragon. It subsequently became especially prominent in Britain through several kings who bore the name.
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