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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Malayalam ഗീവർഗീസ് (gīvaṟgīsŭ), probably from Classical Syriac ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ (gēwargis).
Proper noun
Geevarghese
- A male given name from Malayalam, equivalent to English George
1927, The Travancore Law Journal, page 127:The defendant's creditor was the partnership and not the deceased Geevarghese.
1992, Geeta Dharmarajan, Katha Prize Stories, Katha, →ISBN, page 139:'Come on, sing, you blighter,' coaxed Appan, looking tenderly at the silent Geevarghese. 'Don't be afraid. I'm not your father now, I'm your P.T. master.'
2015 October 30, M.T. Ansari, Islam and Nationalism in India: South Indian contexts, Routledge, →ISBN:Like Milton's Satan, Jabbar has dwindled and dimished in stature and St. George, known among Kerala Christians as the Saint Geevarghese, slays a puny and pathetic dragon. However, this refusal of Jabbar to acknowledge Geevarghese is highly revealing.