Yegor

Yegor (Russian: Егор, [jɪˈɡor]; Belarusian: Ягор, romanized: Yahor; Ukrainian: Єгор, romanized: Yehor) is an East Slavic given name. Other spellings include Egor, Egori, Jegor (a common variant in Slavic countries with a Latin alphabet) and Jegors (Latvian and Lithuanian variant).

The name originated as a colloquial form of the name Георгий, later accepted into formal speech.[1] It is derived from Greek Γεώργιος (Georgy),[lower-alpha 1] with initial [Γ] omitted due to merger of soft [г] -> [й] before [е] ([ге]->[йе]->[е]).[lower-alpha 2]. By the same phonemic reason the name Γεώργιος was earlier converted into Еорий -> Юрий, Yury.[4]

Notable people with these names include:

Egor

Jegor

Yahor, Yehor

Yegor


See also

Notes
  1. Max Vasmer suggests that this derivation from Γεώργιος was possibly under the influence of another Greek name, Γρηγόριος.[2]
  2. The phenomenon [ге]->[йе]->[е] is still present is colloquial speech or some dialects of Russian: герой (hero) -> ерой[3]

References
  1. Петровский Н. А., Словарь русских личных имён, Online: [=28 Егор]
  2. ЕГОР
  3. ерой, citing Историко-лингвистический словарь трилогии «Государева вотчина»
  4. Суперанская А. В. Происхождение имен и фамилий, 2000
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