George vs Arthur - What's the difference?
george | arthur |
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* ~1594 William Shakespeare: Richard III : Act V, Scene III:
* 1830 (Mary Russell Mitford), Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names:
* 1977 (Joyce Grenfell), Nursery School:
or Georgia; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).
* 1942 (Enid Blyton), ''(Five on a Treasure Island), Brockhampton Press (1974), ISBN 0340174927, page 18:
(slang, archaic) A coin with King George's profile.
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* 1380s-1390s , (Geoffrey Chaucer),
* : Act IV, Scene II:
* 1951 (Graham Greene), The End of the Affair , Viking Press, page 96:
* 1966 (Patrick White), The Solid Mandala , Avon Books (1975), ISBN 0380003759, page 270:
A village in Illinois
A city in Iowa
A rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada
A village in Nebraska
A ghost town in Nevada
A city in North Dakota
A town and a community in Wisconsin
(Ireland, informal) Guinness stout.
As proper nouns the difference between george and arthur
is that george is while arthur is .As nouns the difference between george and arthur
is that george is (slang|archaic) a coin with king george's profile while arthur is (ireland|informal) guinness stout.george
English
(wikipedia George)Proper noun
(en proper noun)- Our ancient word of courage, fair Saint George , / Inspire us with the spleen of fiery dragons!
- George and Charles are unlucky in this respect; they have no diminutives, and what a mouthful of monosyllables they are! names royal too, and therefore unshortened. A king must be of a very rare class who could afford to be called by shorthand;
- George ... don't do that!
- 'No,' she said, 'I'm not Georgina.' 'Oh!' said Anne, in surprise. 'Then who are you?' 'I'm George',' said the girl. 'I shall only answer if you call me ' George . I hate being a girl.'
Derived terms
* (abbreviation)Noun
(en noun)- Take the Georges , Pew, and don’t stand here squalling. — Robert Louis Stevenson.
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* ----arthur
English
Etymology 1
From the name of the legendary king, probably related to (etyl) . Latin origin has also been suggested.Proper noun
(en proper noun)- In tholde dayes of the king Arthour , / Of which that Britons speken greet honour, / All was this land fulfild of fayerye.
- Young Arthur is alive: this hand of mine / Is yet a maiden and an innocent hand, / Not painted with the crimson spots of blood.
- "Is his name Arthur'?" "' Arthur James." "It’s quite an old-fashioned name." "We’re an old-fashioned family. His mother was fond of Tennyson."
- "It will not be his only name," Mr. Saporta said, and his glance hoped he had found an acceptable solution. " We shall also call him 'Aaron'. That will be his Jewish name. But for everyday purposes—Arthur ."