Jørgen

Jörgen Danish Etymology da nds Jürgen, from da gml Jurian, from da la Geōrgius, from da grc Γεώργιος. Cognate with de Jürgen, sv Göran, and en George. Pronunciation da /ˈjœr.ən/ [ˈjœɒ̯̽n̩] [ˈjœɐ̯n̩] Proper noun da proper noun da male Sankt Jørgen — Saint George Related terms male given names da Georg, da Jørn female given names da Jørgine surnames da Jørgensen Descendants 1 is Jörgen 1 sv Jörgen zh 約恩 Yuē'ēn References 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 Bokmål no Jørgen Etymology nb gml Jurian, a Low German form of nb Georg, from nb la Georgius, from nb grc Γεώργιος Geṓrgios, from nb grc γεωργός geōrgós farmer, from nb grc γῆ gê earth + nb grc ἔργον érgon work. nb Georg male given name. Attested as a given name in Norway 14th century. Compare da Jørgen, sv Jörgen, de Jürgen, en George and nn Jørgen male given name. Pronunciation nb /ˈjœr.ɡən/ nb œrɡən 2 nb Jør gen Proper noun nb proper noun nb male Low German < Latin < Ancient Greek George Usage notes The Norwegian name day for nb Jørgen is 23 April, shared with nb Georg and nb Jørn. nb Jørgen was formerly a very common name in the Danish peasantry and had a strong upswing in Norway toward the end of the 20th century. Derived terms nb Jørg<t:short form> Jørn<t:contracted form> Jørga<t:female given name> Jørgine<t:female given name> Jørgensdatter<t:patronymic surname> Jørgensen<t:patronymic surname> 0 Statistics According to Statistics Norway, 10,915 people in Norway had nb Jørgen as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.“10501: Persons, by year and first name”, Statistics Norway. References “Jørgen”, Store norske leksikon. Kristoffer Kruken and Ola Stemshaug (1995), Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN. “Navn”, Statistics Norway.