Georgiana

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Georgiana
GenderFemale
Origin
MeaningGreek word Γεώργιος, meaning farmer.
Other names
Variant form(s)Georgiane, Georgianna, Georgianne, Georgeanna, Georgeanne
Related namesGeorge, Georgia, Georgina, Georgine

Georgiana is a 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 Γεώργιος (Geórgios), meaning "farmer".[1] A variant spelling is Georgianna.

List of persons with the given name Georgiana[edit]

Fictional characters[edit]

  • Georgiana Darcy, younger sister of one of the main characters in Pride and Prejudice
  • Georgiana Pirrip, the mother of Pip in Charles Dickens‘s "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.

Dramatic works[edit]

Territories[edit]

  • Georgiana, a colony proposed by Phineas Lyman for establishment in the Natchez district of British West Florida.

List of persons with the given name Georgianna[edit]

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