Georgia
Meaning of Georgia
Georgia, the Latinate feminine form of Greek Georgios—composed of gē “earth” and ergon “work”—emerged in English nomenclature through medieval reverence for Saint George and acquired additional resonance from the eighteenth-century Georgian era as well as later geopolitical references to both the U.S. state and the Caucasian republic. Frequently articulated in English as JOR-juh and, in French circles, as zhawr-ZHYET, the name conveys a semantic field of cultivation and grounded industry while projecting a stately, faintly antique cadence favored in Anglo-American usage. U.S. vital-statistics data trace a long plateau of mid-twentieth-century popularity, a gradual attenuation that bottomed near rank 517 in the mid-1990s, and a measured resurgence that has lifted the name to rank 110 by 2024—an arc suggesting renewed appeal among parents who value familiar yet unexhausted classics. In contemporary cultural perception, Georgia balances pastoral imagery with metropolitan sophistication, making it adaptable across social contexts without forfeiting its etymological integrity.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as JOR-juh (/ˈdʒɔrdʒə/)
French
- Pronunced as zhawr-ZHYET (/ʒo.ʁi.ɑt/)
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Notable People Named Georgia
| Georgia O'Keeffe - Georgia O Keeffe was a pioneering American modernist painter whose independent vision produced iconic flower and desert landscapes, earning her the title Mother of American modernism. |
