Jordi

Jordi (Catalan pronunciation: ['ʒɔɾ.ði]) is the Catalan form of the ancient Greek name Georgios. 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 23 with similarities to Valentine's Day, traditionally men give women roses and women give men a book to celebrate the occasion.

## People

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### Academics and business

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* 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 Nadal – economist and historian
* Jordi Ustrell Aguilà – computer engineer and pioneer of Internet banking

### Activism

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* Jordi Casamitjana

### Art and media

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* Jordi Bernet – Spanish comics artist who used Jordi as a pseudonym in the 60s and 70s
* Jordi Bonet – Spanish-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 – Spanish playwright and author
* Jordi James – lead singer of the British band Sugarthief
* Jordi Mollà – Spanish-born actor, filmmaker, writer, and artist
* Jordi Morgan – radio and television broadcaster in Nova Scotia, Canada
* Jordi El Niño Polla (born 1994), Spanish pornographic actor
* 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 – Spanish violist

### Military and politics

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* 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 Font Mariné (born 1955), Andorran politician
* Jordi Hereu – former mayor of Barcelona
* Jordi Pujol – former president of Catalonia
* Jordi Salvador (born 1964), Spanish Catalan politician
* Jordi Sànchez i Picanyol – president of the Catalan National Assembly, an organization promoting Catalan independence

### Sport

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* Jordi Aláez – Andorran footballer
* Jordi Alba – Spanish football player for Inter Miami and the Spain national football team
* Jordi Aluja – Spanish football coach
* Jordi Amat (footballer) – Indonesian footballer
* 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 Fernández \- Spanish basketball coach
* Jordi Gómez – Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sunderland
* Jordi Figueras Montel – Spanish footballer 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 Puig – Spanish basketball player
* Jordi Roura – Spanish former football player and current FC Barcelona academy
* Jordi Tarrés (footballer) (born 1981), Spanish and Hong Kong footballer
* Jordi Tarrés (motorcycle trials rider) \- Spanish trials rider
* Jordi Tur (born 1998), Spanish professional footballer
* Jordi Valadon – Australian professional footballer
* Jordi van Gelderen – Dutch professional footballer
* Jordi Vanlerberghe – Belgian professional footballer
* Jordi Xumetra – professional footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza

## In popular culture

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* Jordi (album), a 2021 album by Maroon 5
* 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

## See also

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* Jordy, given name
* Geordi, given name
* Geordie, given name

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