Georgiana
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.
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Greek word Γεώργιος, meaning farmer. |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Georgiane, Georgianna, Georgianne, Georgeanna, Georgeanne |
| Related names | George, Georgia, Georgina, Georgine |
List of persons with the given name Georgiana
- Georgiana Buller (1884–1953), English hospital administrator
- 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), American actress and comedian, a member of the Barrymore acting family
- Georgiana Fullerton (1812–1885), English novelist, philanthropist, and biographer
- Georgiana Harcourt (1807–1886), writer and translator
- Georgiana Hill (1858-1924), British social historian and women's rights activist
- Georgiana Goddard King (1871–1939), American Hispanist and medievalist
- Georgiana McCrae (1804–1890), English-Australian painter and diarist
- Georgiana Molloy (1805–1843), English-Australian botanical collector
- Georgiana Rolls, Baroness Llangattock (c.1837–1923), socialite and enthusiast for Nelson
Fictional characters
- 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
- Georgiana (2019), an opera pasticcio based on the life of Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757–1806) commissioned by the Buxton Festival.
Territories
- 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
- Georgianna Bell, a pen name of the author Anne Rundle
- Georgianna Bishop (1878–1971), American golfer
- Georgianna Hiliadaki, Greek chef
- Georgianna Hopley (1858–1944), better known as Georgia Hopley, American journalist and temperance advocate
- Georgianna Lincoln (born 1943), American politician and businesswoman
- Georgianna Robertson (born 1972), Jamaican model and actress
- Georgianna Stout (born 1967), American graphic designer
- Georgianna Kathleen Symonette (1902–1965), Bahamian suffragist
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