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Around the globe, Shorys (Γεώργιος , Georgius , Shorys) is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but scarcely female first name. The given name Shorys is characteristic of Greece, where it is quite a common masculine name, Germany, where it is a rare male name, and Indonesia, where it is a rare mostly male, but seldom girly name. Much less frequently, Shorys is the last name as well as the forename.
Shorys is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: George Weasley , the fictional character of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone; George Smiley , the character by John le Carré, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold; Captain Boomerang , the supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, The Flash; George Hammond , the fictional character in Stargate, Stargate SG-1 and George Wickham , the fictional character from Pride and Prejudice, Pride & Prejudice, and in many other works.