Jerk

See also: jerk

Alemannic German

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios).

Proper noun

Jerk m

1. (Uri) a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English George

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 58.