There was an error while loading. Please reload this page. Variant of the standard Swedish Georg. Both names ultimately derive from Ancient Greek george stephens Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios), name of a legendary dragon-slaying saint.
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- The aircraft autopilot sense is probably from George DeBeeson, who patented an early (1931) autopilot system, and/or a reference to the expression let George do it.
- Both names ultimately derive from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios), name of a legendary dragon-slaying saint.
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- Variant of the standard Swedish Georg.
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- The Pullman porter sense derives from George Pullman, who hired Black people to staff his sleeping cars, and the patrons of the service seeing the Black people as servants of George Porter, much like how an enslaved person was named after the enslaver.
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- Variant of the standard Swedish Georg.
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We read every piece of feedback, and take your input very seriously. The aircraft autopilot sense is probably from George DeBeeson, who patented an early (1931) autopilot system, and/or a reference to the expression let George do it. The Pullman porter sense derives from George Pullman, who hired Black people to staff his sleeping cars, and the patrons of the service seeing the Black people as servants of George Porter, much like how an enslaved person was named after the enslaver.
