Georgiana
Georgiana Origin and Meaning
Long a popular upper-crust form in England, where it's pronounced George-ee-AH-na, Georgiana has been been neglected here. But with Georgia growing more popular and the general fashion for elaborate feminine names, Georgiana might have room to grow.
Georgiana Cavendish, the Duchess of Devonshire, was a famed beauty and ancestor of Princess Diana who was portrayed by Keira Knightley in the 2008 film The Duchess.
Georgiana was a favorite character name for early English novelists: Georgiana was Mr. Darcy's younger sister in Pride and Prejudice, Georgiana Podsnap appeared in Dickens's Our Mutual Friend and Jane Eyre had a cousin named Georgiana.
Drew Barrymore's great grandmother was Georgiana Drew Barrymore (called Georgie) and Molly Ringwald used it as her daughter Adele's middle name.
Georgiana has been off the U.S. list since 1952, but once was as high as Number 256.
If you want to reduce the syllable count, you can also consider Georgina (a Scottish favorite) or Georgia. Or you can pronounce Georgiana the antique way: George-AY-na.
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- Georgiana (Spencer) CavendishDuchess of Devonshire
- Georgiana Caroline Carteret Spencergrandmother of Georgiana Cavendish
- (Margaret) Georgiana (Poyntz) SpencerCountess Spencer, mother of Georgiana Cavendish
- Georgiana Dorothy (Cavendish) HowardCountess of Carlisle, daughter of Georgiana Cavendish
- Georgiana Emma Drew BarrymoreAmerican actress
- Georgiana MolloyAustralian botanist
- Georgiana Gordon McCraeAustralian painter
- Georgiana Margaretta ZornlinEnglish painter
- Georgiana Rose SimpsonAmerican philologist; first black woman Ph.D in the U.S.
- GeorgianaLady Burne,Jones, wife of painter Edward Burne,Jones
- Georgiana Charlotte LevesonGower Fullerton, English painter
- Georgiana Marcia RollsBaroness Llangattock, English socialite and naval enthusiast
- (Henrietta) Georgiana Marcia Lascelles Iremonger ChattertonEnglish traveler and author
- Georgiana BloomfieldBaroness Bloomfield, English courtier and author
- Georgiana Ann Randolph Craig aka Craig RiceAmerican mystery novelist
- (Audrey Charlotte) Georgiana BullerBritish hospital administrator
- Georgiana Charlotte Frances HarcourtEnglish translator
- Georgiana HoughtonBritish artist
- (Jane) Georgiana SeymourDuchess of Somerset
Georgiana in Pop Culture
- Georgiana DarcyMr. Darcy's younger sister in Austen's "Pride and Prejudice"
- Georgianacharacter in Dickens's "Great Expectations"
- Georgiana Reedcharacter in Bronte's "Jane Eyre"
- Georgianawife of Aylmer in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Birthmark"
- Georgiana Reed Whitsigcharacter on TV's "Sisters"
- Pronounced "jorJAY,na" in "The Duchess" (2008)