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 [ 2 syll. geo-(r)gia, ge-org-ia ] The girl name Georgia is pronounced JHAORJHah KEY. Georgia has its origins in the Old Greek language and it is used largely in English. The meaning of Georgia is 'farmer, earthworker'. Derived from georgos which means 'farmer' ; ge which means 'earth' ; ergo which means 'to work'. Georgia is the feminine version of the English George. The name Georgia is used to a great extent; it has 25 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Georgena, Georgene, Georgetta, Georgette (used in French too), Georgi, Georgiana, Georgina (used in German, Russian, and Spanish too), Georgine (used in French and German too), Georgy, Gigi (used in French too), and Gina (used in Italian, Scandinavian, Russian, Spanish, and German too). Another English variant is the pet form Georgie. Forms of Georgia used in foreign languages include the Slavic Djurdjina, the French Georgienne, the Spanish Georginita, the Latvian, Dutch, German, and Scandinavian Gerda, the Italian Giorgia, the Hungarian Gyorci, the Hungarian Gyorgyi, the Hungarian Györgyi, the Czech Jirca, the Czech Jirina, the Czech Jirka, the Spanish Jorgina, and the Dutch and German Jorinde. See also the related form, the English Georgeanne. Georgia is an all-time favorite. Today it is still rather popular as a baby girl name, but to a lesser degree than it was before. At the peak of its usage in 1904, 0.252% of baby girls were named Georgia. It was #88 in rank then. The baby name has suffered a substantial decline in frequency since then, and is of only modest use in recent times. In 2008, it ranked at #312 with a usage of 0.051%, but it was nevertheless the most popular out of all girl names in its family. Georgia was thrice as popular as the next ranked name, the English, Italian, Scandinavian, Russian, Spanish, and German Gina, in 2008. Baby names that sound like Georgia include the Italian Giorgia, the English Georgie, the English Georgy, the Czech Jarka, the Czech Jaruse, the English Jerrica, the Czech Jirka, the English Georgi, and the Czech Jaruska. A famous person named Georgia is Georgia O'Keeffe, Artist, born 15 November 1887 - 6 March 1986, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. KEY: Pronunciation for Georgia: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
