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Deòrsa (male)

Variants:George (M) Seòras (M)
Diminutive(s):Seòrsa (M)
Derivative(s):Dod (M) Doddie (M)
Feminine form:Seòdag (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Scottish Gaelic form of George [q.v.], ultimately from Greek "husbandman".

Deòrsa is possibly the origin of the use in Scotland of Dod or Doddie as nicknames or pet names for George.
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