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Jerzy

Meaning — Jerzy is the Polish form of George, derived through Latin Georgius from the Greek Georgios, meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker," from ge (earth) and ergon (work). The name became enormously popular across Christian Europe through the legend of Saint George, the dragon-slaying patron saint, and in Poland it has been a consistently common masculine name for centuries.·Polish origin·Male·YEH-zhi

Jerzy In Polish culture Jerzy is a solidly reliable name — not glamorous, but deeply trustworthy. Its most famous bearer, Jerzy Kosiński, gave it a haunted intellectual edge in twentieth-century literature. Characters named Jerzy are often men of practical intelligence and stubborn integrity, the kind who outlast more brilliant but less steady companions.

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Variations & nicknames

JerzyJurekJerzykGeorgGrzegorz

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Jerzy KowalskiJerzy NowakJerzy WiśniewskiJerzy JankowskiJerzy GrabowskiJerzy Zawadzki

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