George

جورجIn Arabic

Meaning: Farmer, earth-worker (Greek georgos)
About the name: George comes from the Greek georgos, 'farmer', itself made of ge, 'earth', and ergon, 'work'. The name grew popular in the fourth century through Saint George, who died in 303. Georgia, Georgina and Georgiana are its English feminine forms.
For: A boy
Origin: English, Greek
Other spellings: Georges, Jorge

Islamic naming guidance

Permissible
Scholars differ about this name.

Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.

Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources

The Greek word means farmer, but the name spread through Saint George, a Christian martyr, and Wikipedia adds that it may first have been a theophoric name from 'Zeus Georgos' (Zeus the farmer). Kept neutral because the meaning is not religious; low confidence: a scholar's call. Some fatwas (IslamWeb 266275, quoting Ibn al-Qayyim and Bakr Abu Zayd) list names such as George, John, Matthew and Rose among those peculiar to non-Muslims, which a Muslim should not take; others (SeekersGuidance) allow foreign names unless their meaning expresses disbelief. Scholars differ.

Confidence: low

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