Georgia name meaning greek. Although not as common as the mail counterpart georgia is still a rather common name in greece for women. The name gained popularity due to its association with the christian martyr saint george died 23 april 303 a member of the praetorian guard who. Georgia or yeorgia is a greek name the female respective of name giorgos or yiorgos.
It is also of american origin where its meaning is a state name. The name georgia is a girls name of english origin meaning farmer. This name is mostly being used as a girls name.
Georgia along with george is a very common name among greek speaking people. The name georgia is of greek origin. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced geor gi a.
The meaning of georgia is farmer and earth workerits origin is variant of the english name georgegeorgia is a form of george and is generally pronounced like jorj ah. The meaning of georgia is farmer. Georgia cayvan 18571906 american actress.
When i was in college the girl in the dorm room next to mine was named georgia. A feminine form of the greek george meaning tiller of the soil or farmer. In english baby names the meaning of the name georgia is.
Georgia engel 19482019 american actress. Although similarly spelled in the latin alphabet the name georgia sounds different in greek than the english version that is why we provide the alternative spelling yeorgia as its sound resembles. Georgia ellis 19171988 american actress.
Country one personal experiences with the name georgia. Georgia may foote born 1991 british actress. When the clock turned midnight on her 21st birthday her boyfriend decided to blast every song with the word.
Last year it ranked 223rd in the us. Georgia apostolou 19732016 greek actress. Social security administration list of most popular baby girl names.
It is the feminine form of the male name george and a variation of the female names georgina and georgiait comes from the greek word gewrgios meaning farmer. Georgia caine 18761964 american actress. Georgiana is a catalan english greek and romanian name.
Georgia is so rich lush and luscious its almost irresistible. Meanings english baby names meaning. Georgia hale 19051985 american actress.
A variant spelling is georgianna.