Georgia

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Location of Georgia

Unclear etymology. Early medieval sources explain Georgia's name by the popularity of Saint George, Georgia's Patron Saint, among Georgians. Later European accounts trace the origin to Latin Georgius, itself derived from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios, “farmer”). Supporters of this explanation relied on classical authors Pliny and Pomponius Mela, who mentioned agricultural tribes called "Georgi", (Pliny, IV.26, VI.14; Mela, De Sita Orb. i.2, &50;) so named to distinguish them from their unsettled and pastoral neighbors.

Some 20th-century scholars have speculated that Georgia could have the same origin as Russian грузи́н (gruzín). This origin is گرج‎ (Gorj), from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭠𐭭‎ pl (Wiruz-ān, “Iberians, Georgians”). Compare Parthian 𐭅𐭉𐭓𐭔𐭍‎ pl (Wiruž-ān), Manichaean Parthian wrwcʾn‎ pl (wrwcʾn), Old Armenian վիր-ք (vir-kʿ).

Proper noun

Georgia

  1. A country in Eastern Europe, on the coast of the Black Sea
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Etymology 2

Map of US highlighting the State of Georgia.

Named for King George II of Great Britain.

Proper noun

Georgia

  1. A state within the United States of America.
  2. A transitional serif typeface named after the state, designed by Matthew Carter in 1993.
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  • Appendix:Place names in Georgia (USA)

Etymology 3

Latinate feminine form of George, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios, “farmer”).

Proper noun

Georgia

  1. A female given name.
    • 1949 Jessamyn West, Except for Me and Thee, Macmillan (1969), page 9:
      "Georgia?" his mother said. "Why in the world would a mother want to give her daughter such an outlandish name?" "It's no more outlandish than Jesse Griffith." "Why, Jesse G., thee's named for thy two grandfathers." "Georgia's named for a whole state."
Translations

Basque

Proper noun

Georgia

  1. Georgia (a country in Eastern Europe)
  2. Georgia (a US state)

Declension

"Georgia"
inanimate proper noun
indefinite
absolutive Georgia
ergative Georgiak
dative Georgiari
genitive Georgiaren
comitative Georgiarekin
causative Georgiarengatik
benefactive Georgiarentzat
instrumental Georgiaz
innesive Georgiatan
locative Georgiatako
allative Georgiatara
terminative Georgiataraino
directive Georgiatarantz
destinative Georgiatarako
ablative Georgiatatik
partitive Georgiarik
prolative Georgiatzat

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Georgia.

Proper noun

Georgia (genitive Georgias)

  1. Georgia (US state)

See also

  • Not to be confused with Georgien in Danish, which means Georgia the country.

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Georgia n

  1. Georgia (US state)

Finnish

Proper noun

Georgia

  1. Georgia (a country in Eastern Europe)
  2. Georgia (a US state)

Declension

Inflection of Georgia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Georgia —
genitive Georgian —
partitive Georgiaa —
illative Georgiaan —
singular plural
nominative Georgia —
accusative nom. Georgia —
gen. Georgian
genitive Georgian —
partitive Georgiaa —
inessive Georgiassa —
elative Georgiasta —
illative Georgiaan —
adessive Georgialla —
ablative Georgialta —
allative Georgialle —
essive Georgiana —
translative Georgiaksi —
instructive — —
abessive Georgiatta —
comitative — —

Synonyms

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Georgia n

  1. Georgia (US state)

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒeˈɔr.d͡ʒa/, [ˈd͡ʒe̯ɔr̺d͡ʒä]
  • Rhymes: -ɔrdʒa
  • Stress: Geòrgia
  • Hyphenation: Geor‧gia

Proper noun

Georgia f

  1. Georgia (a country in Eastern Europe)
  2. Georgia (a US state)

Latin

Proper noun

Geōrgia f (genitive Geōrgiae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) Georgia

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular
nominative Geōrgia
genitive Geōrgiae
dative Geōrgiae
accusative Geōrgiam
ablative Geōrgiā
vocative Geōrgia

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Georgia

  1. Georgia (a country in Eastern Europe)
  2. Georgia (a US state)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Georgia

  1. Georgia (a country in Eastern Europe)
  2. Georgia (a US state)

Polish

Proper noun

Georgia f

  1. Georgia (US state)

Declension

Romanian

Proper noun

Georgia f

  1. Georgia (a country in Eastern Europe)
  2. Georgia (a US state)

Spanish

Proper noun

Georgia f

  1. Georgia (a country in Eastern Europe)
  2. Georgia (a US state)
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