Georgia (name)
The origin of the name is Greek: Γεωργία. The one that works with the land. Land (γη) + work (έργο). This is where the name George (Γεώργιος) also originates.
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English, Greek |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Greek |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Georgiana, Georgina, Giorgia |
| Pet form(s) | gee, George , Georgie, Grognak (notable use in the 16th century) |
| Related names | George |
Georgia means "agriculture".
Given name
Actresses
- Georgia Groome (born 1992), British Actress
- Georgia Apostolou (1973–2016), Greek actress
- Georgia Caine (1876–1964), American actress
- Georgia Cayvan (1857–1906), American actress
- Georgia Ellis (1917–1988), American actress
- Georgia Engel (1948–2019), American actress
- Georgia May Foote (born 1991), British actress
- Georgia Hale (1905–1985), American actress
- Georgia Henshaw (born 1993), Welsh actress
- Georgia King (born 1986), British actress
- Georgia Tennant (born 1984), English actress
- Georgia Slowe (born 1966), English actress
- Georgia Taylor (born 1980), English actress
- Georgia Vasileiadou (1897–1980), Greek actress
- Georgia Steel (born 1998), English actress
Athletes
- Georgia Abatzidou (born 1969), Greek long-distance runner
- Georgia Adams (born 1993), English cricketer
- Georgia Bohl (born 1997), Australian swimmer
- Georgia Bonora (born 1990), Australian gymnast
- Georgia Dorotheou (born 1980), Greek handball player
- Georgia Ellinaki (born 1974), Greek water polo player
- Georgia Glastris (born 1992), Greek figure skater
- Georgia Kokloni (born 1981), Greek sprinter
- Georgia (Tzina) Lamprousi (born 1993), Greek volleyball player
- Georgia Lara (born 1980), Greek water polo player
- Georgia Manoli (born 1983), Greek swimmer
- Georgia Marris (born 1996), New Zealand swimmer
- Georgia Schweitzer (born 1979), American basketball player
- Georgia Tsiliggiri (born 1972), Greek pole vaulter
- Georgia Tzanakaki (born 1980), Greek volleyball player
- Georgia Walker (born 1998), Australian rules footballer
- Georgia Wilson (born 1996), Australian field hockey player
- Georgia Wilson (equestrian) (born 1995), British para-equestrian
- Georgia Wilson (footballer) (born 2002), English footballer
Artists
- Georgia O'Keeffe (1887–1986), American artist
- Georgia Papageorge (born 1941), South African artist
Businesswomen
- Georgia Emery (1867-1931), American businesswoman
- Georgia Frontiere (1927–2008), American businesswoman
Musicians
- Georgia Mannion (born 2003), Australian singer-songwriter known professionally as George Alice
- Georgia Barnes (born 1990), British singer known mononymously as Georgia
- Georgia Brown (English singer) (1933–1992)
- Georgia Brown (Brazilian singer) (born 1980)
- Georgia Buchanan (born 1991), English singer and songwriter
- Georgia Carroll (1919–2011), American singer
- Georgia Gibbs (1918–2006), American singer
- Georgia Middleman (born 1967), American country singer
- Georgia Anne Muldrow, American singer and musician
- Georgia Spiropoulos (born 1965), Greek composer
- Georgia Turner (1921–1969), American singer
Models
- Georgia Frost (born 1990), English model
- Georgia Salpa (born 1985), Greek-Irish model
Politicians
- Georgia Lee Lusk (1893–1971), American politician
- Georgia Davis Powers (1923–2016), American politician
Writers
- Georgia Byng (born 1965), British author
- Georgia Douglas Johnson (1880–1966), American poet
- Georgia Makhlouf, Lebanese writer
Other
- Georgia of Clermont (died 500), French saint and nun
- Georgia Harkness (1891–1974), American theologian
- Georgia Lass, character played by Ellen Muth on the television series Dead Like Me
- Georgia B. Ridder (1914–2002), American racehorse owner
- Georgia Tann (1891–1950), American operator of black market baby-adoption scheme
- Georgia Thompson (born 1950), American civil servant
- Georgia Hardstark (born 1980), American television and podcast host
Fictional characters
- Georgia George Fayne, a main character in the Nancy Drew series
- Georgia Riley, six-year-old daughter of protagonist Derek Riley from the 2012 horror movie Daddy's Little Girl
- Georgia the Guinea Pig Fairy, character from the Rainbow Magic book franchise
- Georgia Adyang Ferrer, the main villain in the Filipino drama series, Ika-6 Na Utos
See also
- Georgia (disambiguation), for other entities with this name
- George (given name), the male name
- Name of Georgia (country), the nation's name
- Georgina (name), a diminutive of the female name
- Georgette, an alternative feminine form of George
- Jorja
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