Jorge Name Meaning & Origin
Jorge
Origin of the name George:
Derived from the Greek geōrgos (earthworker, farmer), which is composed from the elements gē (earth) and ergein (to work).
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Jorge is the Spanish and Portuguese version of George.
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Diet Guru Jorge Cruise
Jorge Vargas, Mexican singer, was Lupita D'Alessio's first husband and is the father of her sons Jorge Jr and Ernesto D'Alessio.
Jorge Negrete, Mexican singer and actor
Jorge Garcia, American actor (Lost)
Jorge Luis Borges, Award winning writer and poet
Jorge Mario Bergoglio: original name of Pope Francis - head of the Catholic Church- Jorge in song, story & screen
Jorge, a character in two books of The Maze Runner series by James Dashner.