name
Ġorġ
jaw-J (Maltese 'Ġ' is the 'j' in 'jump')
/dʒɔːrdʒ/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
ġorġ
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Maltese (Malta); Maltese form of George, from Greek Georgios
- Meaning
- Farmer; tiller of the soil
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Ġorġ, George, Ġorġ Borg
Common mispronunciations
Reading 'Ġ' as a hard 'g'; in Maltese orthography Ġ (g with a dot) is always the 'j' sound as in 'judge'
Pronunciation tips
Ġ = the 'j' in 'jump'; the name is simply the Maltese equivalent of George
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