Jørgen

See also: Jörgen

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈjœr.ən/, [ˈjœɒ̯̽n̩], [ˈjœɐ̯n̩]

Proper noun

Jørgen

1. a male given name

   Sankt Jørgen — Saint George

Related terms

• (male given names): Georg, Jørn
• (female given names): Jørgine
• (surnames): Jørgensen

Descendants

• → Icelandic: Jörgen
• → Swedish: Jörgen
• Chinese: 約恩／约恩 (Yuē'ēn)

References

• [1] 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

1. a male given name

Related terms

• Georg
• Jørgensen

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [2] 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.