Georgene

Meaning of Georgene

Georgene derives from the Greek name Georgios, meaning “farmer” or “earth-worker,” and emerged as a feminine form of George in English. Pronounced JOR-jeen (with only minor regional variation in vowel length), the name maintained modest but consistent use in California from the 1920s through the 1960s. Records indicate it ranked within the top 300 names for baby girls—peaking in the lower 200s during the early 1950s—before gradually receding in later decades. Bearers such as children’s storyteller Georgene Faulkner and psychologist Georgene Hoffman Seward have lent the name a subtle intellectual resonance beyond its agrarian etymology. By combining a grounded origin with mid-century familiarity, Georgene offers parents an option that is both traditionally rooted and quietly distinctive.