Gender:

Female

Meaning:

“farmer” (in Greek)

Etymology:

It is a female variant of the name George, which was derived from the Greek given name Georgios (spelled Γεωργιος). It was created by putting together the following Greek words: ge (spelled γη, meaning “earth”) and ergon (spelled εργον, meaning “work”). Saint Georgia’s feast day is celebrated on 15th February.  

Variants in different languages:

Dutch: Georgina; French: Georgette
Catalan, Portuguese: Georgina
Italian: Giorgia

Trivia:

In order to honor George II (the British king) one of the American states was named “Georgia”.

Name days:

Germany
15th February: Georgia

Italy
15th February: Giorgia

Poland
2nd and 15th February: Georgia

Slovak Republic
15th February: Georgia

Famous people:

Georgia Bohl (born 1997), Australian swimmer
Georgia Carroll (born 1919), American singer
Georgia Cayvan (1857 - 1906), American actress
Georgia Lee Lusk (1893 - 1971), American politician
Georgia Moffett (born 1984), English actress
Georgia Powers (born 1923), American politician
Georgia Salpa (born 1985), Greek Model
Georgia Spiropoulos (born 1965), Greek composer
Georgia Taylor (born 1980), English actress
Georgia Turner (1921 - 1969), American singer

Additional information:

In astrology the name’s ruling planet is Jupiter, its lucky days are Tuesday and Thursday. According to numerology a person who bears this name is fair, practical, social status oriented, temperamental, dominant.

Popularity of the name:

England: 48th in 2014
Ireland: 92nd in 2014
New Zealand: 22nd in 2015
Scotland: 27th in 2015
USA: 230th in 2015