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GEORGIA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English, Greek
OTHER SCRIPTS: Γεωργια (Greek)
PRONOUNCED: JAWR-jÉ™ (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Latinate feminine form of GEORGE. This is the name of an American state, which was named after the British king George II. A famous bearer was the American painter Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986).
Related Names
VARIANTS: Georgiana, Georgina, Georgeanna, Jorja (English)
DIMINUTIVES: Georgie, Gina (English)
MASCULINE FORMS: George (English), Georgios, Yiorgos, Yorgos (Greek)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Lagina (African American), Gergana (Bulgarian), Jiřina (Czech), Georgette, Georgine, Gigi (French), Georgina (German), Györgyi, Györgyike (Hungarian), Giorgia, Gina, Giorgina (Italian), Georgeta (Romanian)
Popularity
United States  ranked #305 
England/Wales  ranked #56 
Canada (BC)  ranked #61 
Australia (NSW)  ranked #23 
Northern Ireland  ranked #82 
Scotland  ranked #79 



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