Georgia

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Georgia

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Georgia is the feminine form of a Greek name, George. Originally it meant “Farmer.”

History:
Georgiana was the standard feminine form of George in England in the 18th century. Georgina was the standard form in the 19th, Georgia first arose in the United States, probably after the state of that name.

Pronunciation: jorge-ah.

Diminutives: Gina.
French: Gigi, Ginette.

Alternates: Georgiana, Georgianna, Georgina, Georgine, Georgetta, Georgene, Georgeann, Georgeanna, Georgiann, Georgianne.
Czech: Jirina.
French: Georgine, Georgette.
Hawaiian: Keokiana.
Italian: Giorgina.

Masculine: George.

See also: Gina, Ginette.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Georgia O’Keefe (1887-186)
American painter.

Miscellaneous:
Georgia Coleman (1912-1940)
American Olympic diver.

Singers and Entertainers:
Georgiana Barrymore (1854-1893)
American actress.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.099 % named Gina
0.091 % named Georgia
0.015 % named Georgina
0.011 % named Georgette
0.005 % named Georgiana
0.005 % named Georgianna
0.003 % named Georgetta
0.002 % named Georgene
0.002 % named Georgine
0.002 % named Gigi
0.001 % named Georgiann
0.001 % named Georgeann
0.001 % named Georgeanna
0.001 % named Georgianne

Popularity of Georgia:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 100th most popular.
1910-1920: 102nd most popular.
1920-1930: 121st most popular.
1930-1940: 125th most popular.
1940-1950: 138th most popular.
1950-1960: 214th most popular.
1960-1970: 321st most popular.
1970-1980: 492nd most popular.
1980-1990: 695th most popular.
1990: 710th most popular.
1991: 689th most popular.
1992: 597th most popular.
1993: 608th most popular.
1994: 629th most popular.
1995: 596th most popular.
1996: 580th most popular.
1997: 521st most popular.
1998: 436th most popular.
1999: 349th most popular.
2000: 335th most popular.
2001: 388th most popular.
2002: 382nd most popular.
2003: 374th most popular.

Popularity of Georgina:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 517th most popular.
1910-1920: 510th most popular.
1920-1930: 493rd most popular.
1930-1940: 492nd most popular.
1940-1950: 676th most popular.
1950-1960: 635th most popular.
1960-1970: 797th most popular.
1970-1980: 669th most popular.
1980-1990: 802nd most popular.
1990-2000: 994th most popular.
1990: 890th most popular.
1991: 875th most popular.
1992: 879th most popular.
1993: 935th most popular.
1994: N/A

1998: N/A

In France...
1900: 156th most popular.
1910: 196th most popular.
1914: 187th most popular.
1920-2000: N/A

Popularity of Georgiana:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 626th most popular.
1910-1920: 589th most popular.
1920-1930: 570th most popular.
1930-1940: 732nd most popular.
1940-1950: 910th most popular.
1950-2000: N/A

Popularity of Georgette:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: N/A
1910-1920: 784th most popular.
1920-1930: 589th most popular.
1930-1940: 642nd most popular.
1940-1950: 552nd most popular.
1950-1960: 644th most popular.
1960-1970: 768th most popular.
1970-1980: 943rd most popular.
1980-2000: N/A

In France...
1900: 20th most popular.
1910: 18th most popular.
1920: 16th most popular.
1930: 30th most popular.
1940: 51st most popular.
1950: 99th most popular.
1959: 190th most popular.
1960-2000: N/A