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
   • 1590s, William Shakespeare, Richard III: Act V, Scene III. In: The tragedy of King Richard the third. Containing, [...] As it hath beene lately Acted by the Right honourable the Lord Chamberlaine his seruants. At London [...]. 1597

     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. A patronymic surname​.
3. A diminutive of the female given name Georgina or Georgia; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).
   • 1942 Enid Blyton, Five on a Treasure Island, Brockhampton Press (1974), →ISBN, page 18:

     'No,' she said, 'I'm not Georgina.' 'Oh!' said Anne, in surprise. 'Then who are you?' 'I'm George,' said the girl. 'I shall only answer if you call me George. I hate being a girl.'

4. The autopilot of an aircraft

同意語

• Geo. (abbreviation)

派生語

派生した語

• → Arabic: جورج‎ (jorj)
• → Cebuano: George
• → Chinese: 喬治 (Qiáozhì)
• → Hawaiian: Keoki
• → Japanese: ジョージ (Jōji)
• → Korean: 조지 (Joji)
• → Maori: Hōri
  • → English: hori
• → Persian: جورج‎ (jorj)
• → Swedish: George

名詞

George (複数形 Georges)

1. (slang, archaic) A coin bearing King George's profile.
   • Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     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.