Jordi

Jordi (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾði]) 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 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 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 – 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 Salvador (born 1964), Catalan politician
• 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 Spain 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
• Jordi Tarrés (footballer) (born 1981), Hong Kong footballer
• Jordi Tarrés (motorcycle trials rider) - Spanish trials rider
• 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.