Georgiana
For other uses, see Georgiana (disambiguation).
Georgiana | |
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Gender | Female |
Origin | |
Meaning | Greek word Γεωργιος, meaning farmer. |
Other names | |
Related names | George, Georgia, Georgina |
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Georgiana is an Catalan, English, Greek and Romanian name. It is the feminine form of the male name George and a variation of the female names Georgina and Georgia. It comes from the Greek word Γεωργιος, meaning farmer.[1]
List of persons with the given name
- Georgiana Buller (1884–1953)
- Georgiana Birțoiu (born 1989), Romanian footballer
- Georgiana Burne-Jones (1840–1920), artist, wife and biographer of Edward Burne-Jones
- Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757–1806)
- Georgiana Drew (1856–1893)
- Georgiana Fullerton (1812–1885)
- Georgiana Harcourt (1807–1886), writer and translator
- Georgiana McCrae (1804–1890)
- Georgiana Molloy (1805–1843)
- Georgiana Rolls, Baroness Llangattock (c.1837–1923), socialite and enthusiast for Nelson
- Georgiana Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (1809–1884), wife of the Duke of Somerset
Fictional characters
- Georgiana Darcy, younger sister of one of the main characters in Pride and Prejudice
- Georgiana, mother of Pip the main character in Charles Dickens "Great Expectations"
- Georgiana, wife of Aylmer in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Birthmark"
- Georgiana Reed, cousin of Jane Eyre in Charlotte Brontë's novel of the same name.
References
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