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Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Low German Jürgen, from Middle Low German Jurian, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios). Cognate with German Jürgen, Swedish Göran, and English George.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jørgen
- a male given name
- Sankt Jørgen — Saint George
Descendants
References
- Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 94 556 males with the given name Jørgen have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (= the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Norwegian
Etymology
From a Middle Low German, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios). equivalent of the modern German Jürgen and English George. First recorded as a given name in Norway in the 14th century.
Proper noun
Jørgen
- a male given name
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 10 933 males with the given name Jørgen living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.