Georgia

Gender Feminine
Usage English, Greek
Scripts Γεωργία(Greek)
Pronounced Pron. JAWR-jə(English) yeh-or-YEE-a(Greek)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Latinate feminine form of George. This is the name of an American state, which was named after the British king George II. The country of Georgia has an unrelated etymology. A famous bearer was the American painter Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986).

Related Names

VariantsGeorgeanna, Georgetta, Georgiana, Georgianna, Georgina, Jorja(English) Giorgia(Greek)
DiminutivesGeorgie, Gina(English)
Masculine FormsGeorge, Geordie, Georgie(English) Georgios, Giorgos, Yiorgos, Yorgos(Greek)
Other Languages & CulturesGergana, Gergina(Bulgarian) Đurđa, Đurđica(Croatian) Jiřina(Czech) Georgette, Georgine, Gigi(French) Georgina, Györgyi, Györgyike(Hungarian) Giorgia, Gina, Giorgina(Italian) Jurgita(Lithuanian) Georgeta, Georgiana(Romanian) Djuradja, Đurađa(Serbian) Georgina(Spanish)
User SubmissionsGeòrgia, Georgía

Popularity

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Name Days

Austria: February 15
Poland: February 15

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Entry updated April 23, 2024