JORGE

"JORGE" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a farmer", "an earthworker", "the earth", "work".

Date "JORGE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references)

Crosswords: JORGE

Portuguese (Jorge), Portuguese Brazilian (Jorge).

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

El Teatro de Jorge Salcedo (1974)

Las Coplas de Jorge Manrique (1968)

O Castelo de S. Jorge e a Sé (1964)

Castelo de S. Jorge (1964)

El pequeño niño bombero Jorge (1960)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Brazil's New Novel: Four Northeastern Masters: Jose Lins Do Rego, Jorge Amado, Graciliano, Rachel De Queiroz (reference)

• Jorge Amado (Latin American Literature) (reference)

• Jorge Amado : New Critical Essays (Latin American Studies) (reference)

• El Cine Documental Etnobiografico De Jorge Preloran (reference)

• Jorge y El Capitan (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• Anibal Troilo / Jorge Casal Vol. I, Che Bandoneon, Mi Vieja Viola (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Proteger La Niñez Del Pais Para Un Mañana Mejor : Cariño Es.... Vacunar A Su Niño. / Jorge Cormbra(?). Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Ellos creen que deciden pero nosotras nos pretegemos / diseño Jorge Rodriguez Sastré, foto Rafael Baena. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

[Amaos los unos a los otros] diseño Jorge Rodriguez, copy Manuel Velandia. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Tu y el condon mi mejor pareja / diseño Jorge Rodriguez Sastré, foto y copy Manuel Velandia. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Quienes vivimos con el sida tambien tenemos derechos humanos / diseño Jorge Rodriguez Sastre, foto Rafael Baena. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Jorge L. Córdova-Díaz, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left. Credit: Library of Congress.

Mission San Jose, California. Tombstone of emigrant to California from Sao Jorge, Azores Islands. Credit: Library of Congress.

Oleos y temperas, Jorge Thoret : Biblioteca Luis-Angel Arango del Banco de la Republica, del 8 al 26 de Junio de 1977, Bogota, Colombia ... Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Civil Liberties

Honduras

In June Channel 13 news reporter Jorge Lopez was dismissed, allegedly for reporting on a bank scandal in the print media. (references)

Colombia

On July 8, unidentified men shot and killed Jorge Enrique Urbano in the port city of Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca department. (references)

Colombia

In May 2000, the authorities charged one suspect with the 1999 killings of Roman Catholic priest Jorge Luis Maza and Spanish aid worker Inigo Eguiluz in Choco department. (references)

Economic History

Dominican Republic

The PRD's presidential candidate, Salvador Jorge Blanco, won the 1982 elections, and the PRD gained a majority in both houses of Congress. (references)

Uruguay

In the runoff, Colorado Party candidate Jorge Batlle, aided by the support of the National Party, defeated Broad Front candidate Tabare Vazquez. (references)

Guatemala

Jorge Ubico's dictatorship was overthrown by the "October Revolutionaries,"a group of dissident military officers, students, and liberal professionals. (references)

Human Rights

Argentina

Federal judge Jorge Rodriguez from Moron was investigating at year's end. (references)

Argentina

In 1985 the courts sentenced military junta leaders, including Jorge Videla, Emilio Massera, and Leopoldo Galtieri, to life imprisonment. (references)

Mexico

On May 10, federal police officers Jorge Encarnacion Perez Barreto and Fabian Garcia Venegas opened fire on persons at a Mother's Day party. (references)

Political Economy

Uruguay

President Jorge Batlle, of the party's Lista 15 faction, supports free market economics and less government participation in the economy. (references)

Uruguay

In 1999 in free and fair elections voters elected Senator Jorge Batlle of the Colorado party as President; he assumed office on March 1, 2000, for a 5-year term. (references)

Uruguay

Upon taking office on March 1, 2000, the centrist Government of President Jorge Batlle (Colorado Party/Lista 15) introduced an extensive legislative program to address some of the pressing problems facing the country. (references)

Political Rights

Colombia

In May Governor Jorge Gomez Villamizar of Santander department strongly criticized numerous threats against mayors and councilmen in 26 Santander municipalities that lack permanent state security forces. (references)

Bolivia

On May 9, CNE Justice Jorge Lazarte Rojas resigned in protest against perceived politicization of the electoral courts, specifically the alleged party quota-based nomination of departmental electoral judges. (references)

Bolivia

Elections for national offices and municipal governments are held every 5 years; the next national election is scheduled for June 30, 2002. In August President Jorge Quiroga of the Nationalist Democratic Action party took office after President Banzer Suarez resigned due to serious illness. (references)

Trade

Argentina

On its coast lies the main port of Golfo San Jorge. (references)

Travel

Argentina

One is Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, near downtown. (references)

Worker Rights

Colombia

In December 2000, the Prosecutor General's office arraigned three hired killers alleged to have killed CUT vice president Jorge Ortega in 1998. There is still no information in the 1999 bombings of both the Association of Rural Land Users in Sincelejo, Sucre Department, and the Medellin office of the USO, where a bomb was defused. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "JORGE": Jorge Borges ♦ Jorge Luis Borges. Additional references.

Ending with "JORGE": Hans-jorge.

Portuguese

jorge. (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

jorge. (various references)

Misspellings

"JORGE" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Horge, Jargeau, Jaruga, Jerger, Jorges, Jorja, Jurg, Jurgis, Norge, Orge. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: ergo, goer, gore, ogre.

-2 letters: ego, erg, gor, joe, jog, ore, reg, roe.

-3 letters: er, go, jo, oe, or, re.

+1 letter: jogger.

+2 letters: joggers, joggler.

+3 letters: forjudge, jargoned, jargonel, jogglers, jongleur.

+4 letters: forejudge, forjudged, forjudges, jargonels, jargonize, jongleurs, objurgate, rejoicing, rejoining.

+5 letters: forejudged, forejudges, jargonized, jargonizes, jeoparding, journeying, objurgated, objurgates, overjoying, projecting, reenjoying, rejoicings.