Georgeとは意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /dʒɔː(ɹ)dʒ/
• 韻: -ɔː(ɹ)dʒ

固有名詞

George

1. A male given name from Ancient Greek
   • c. 1593, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act V, scene iii], page 203:

     Our ancient word of courage faire saint George / Inspire vs with the spleene of fierie Dragons,

   • 1830 Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names:

     George and Charles are unlucky in this respect; they have no diminutives, and what a mouthful of monosyllables they are! names royal too, and therefore unshortened. A king must be of a very rare class who could afford to be called by shorthand;

   • 1977 Joyce Grenfell, Nursery School:

     George... don't do that!

2. An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A French surname originating as a patronymic.
4. A German surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Georg.
5. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Seoirse.
6. A diminutive of the female given names Georgina or Georgia; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).
   • 1925, [US state of] Georgia's Official Register, page 100:

     Roy Davis Stubbs, Eatonton, Judge. Son of Robert D. and Maud (Middleton) Stubbs. [...] Married Miss George Smith Feb. 14, 1918 in Knoxville, Tenn.

   • 2004, George Sargent Janes Leubuscher, ‎Douglas W. Patton, A Girl Named George: My First Hundred Years
8. (aviation, slang) The autopilot of an aircraft.
   • 1956, Flying Magazine (volume 59, number 6, page 33)

     "'George rides in the back, aft of the baggage compartment,” said Aviation Sales Manager, John Brophy, with a smile as he climbed out. […] I switched on the autopilot and turned the turn knob to the left to get the turn-bank indicator to show a one-needle turn. Instantly, George rolled the Cessna into a smooth 10° bank to the left.

   • 1993, Flying (volume 120, page 73)

     I relied on "George" and "Fred"—the autopilot and the flight director—to fly the airplane while I worked my way through […]

10. (Canada, 米国用法, slang, dated) Generic name for a Pullman porter.
11. A town in Western Cape, South Africa; named for George III of the United Kingdom.
12. A locale in the United States.
    1. A city in Iowa; named for the son of a railroad official.
    2. A city in Washington; named for George Washington, 1st president of the United States.
    3. A ghost town in Missouri; named for postmaster Stephen H. George.

同意語

• (given name): Geo. (abbreviation)
• (English surname): Georgeson

派生語

派生した語

名詞

George (複数形 Georges)

1. (slang, archaic) A coin bearing King George's profile.
   • 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, OCLC 702939134:

     Take the Georges, Pew, and don’t stand here squalling.

2. A jewelled figure of St George slaying the dragon, worn by Knights of the Garter.
   • 1908, Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, A History of the George Worn on the Scaffold by Charles I (page 93)

     […] the King appears to be wearing a George containing the motto inside the gems, as it is in the jewel at Windsor.

派生語

• George plateroon (a counterfeit coin)

Further reading

• Jonathon Green (2022), “George n.¹”, in Green's Dictionary of Slang
• Jonathon Green (2022), “George n.³”, in Green's Dictionary of Slang