Jordi
Jordi (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾði]) is the Catalan form of the given name George. Jordi is a popular name in Catalonia and is also given in the Netherlands and in Spanish, English and German speaking countries.
Jordi may also refer to:
- Sant Jordi – Patron saint of Aragon and Catalonia
- La Diada de Sant Jordi – Catalan holiday held on April 23rd with similarities to Valentine's Day, traditionally men give women roses and women give men a book to celebrate the occasion.
People
Academics and business
- Jordi Canals – economist and former business school dean
- Jordi Galí – macroeconomist, professor, and author
- Jordi Guimet – information engineer and pioneer in geographic systems
- Jordi Montana – industrial design expert and Rector of the University of Vic
- Jordi Ustrell Aguilà – computer engineer and pioneer of Internet banking
Art and media
- Jordi Bernet – Spanish comics artist who used Jordi as a pseudonym in the 60s and 70s
- Jordi Bonet – Catalan-born Canadian painter, ceramist, muralist, and sculptor
- Jordi Caballero – movie and television actor, dancer, choreographer and producer
- Jordi Davieson – lead vocals and guitar for Australian four-piece indie pop band San Cisco
- Jordi Galceran – Catalan playwright and author
- Jordi James – lead singer of the British band Sugarthief
- Jordi Mollà – Barcelona-born actor, filmmaker, writer, and artist
- Jordi Morgan – radio and television broadcaster in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Jordi Palacios – fictional character in Red Band Society (TV series).
- Jordi Roca – pastry chef of the restaurant El Celler de Can Roca
- Jordi Vilasuso – Cuban-American actor
- Jordi Webber – member of New Zealand band Titanium
- Jordi Savall – Catalan violist
Military and politics
- Jordi Cuixart – president of Òmnium Cultural, which preserves and promotes Catalan culture
- Jordi Darmstadt – Prince George Louis of Hessen-Darmstadt, Field Marshal in the Austrian army
- Jordi Farragut – United States Navy officer during the American Revolutionary War
- Jordi Hereu – former mayor of Barcelona
- Jordi Pujol – former president of Catalonia
- Jordi Sànchez i Picanyol – president of the Catalan National Assembly, an organization promoting Catalan independence
Sport
- Jordi Alba – Spanish/Catalan football player for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national football team
- Jordi Amat – Catalan professional footballer who plays for Swansea City
- Jordi Bitter – Dutch footballer
- Jordi Codina – professional footballer who plays for Getafe CF as a goalkeeper
- Jordi Cruyff – Dutch football player and son of Johan Cruyff
- Jordi Gómez – Barcelona-born professional footballer who plays for Sunderland
- Jordi Figueras Montel – Spanish soccer player commonly known as Jordi
- Jordi Hoogstrate – retired Dutch footballer
- Jordi Masip – goalkeeper for Real Valladolid
- Jordi Murphy – Barcelona-born Irish rugby player
- Jordi Pasqualin – English rugby player
- Jordi Roura – Spanish/Catalan former football player and current FC Barcelona academy director
- Jordi Tixier – French motocross rider
- Jordi van Gelderen – Dutch professional footballer
- Jordi Vanlerberghe – Belgian professional footballer
- Jordi Xumetra – professional footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza
In popular culture
- Jordi Palacios – character played by Nolan Sotillo on FOX comedy-drama Red Band Society
- Jordi's Star – children's book by author Alma Flor Ada
- Palau Sant Jordi – the main indoor sporting arena in Barcelona, Spain.
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