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Georgiana Cavandish, pronounced it "jor-jay-na".

I like the pronunciation "jor-JEENA"; probably a southern USA thing.

The most common pronunciation is jor-jee-AHN-uh.

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Nicknames for Georgiana: | Edit

Georgia, Georgie, Giana, Gigi, G

Meanings and history of the name Georgiana: | Edit

Georgiana is a feminine form of George, meaning "farmer" in Greek. It has a more formal, antique feel than its sister form, Georgia.

Famous real-life people named Georgiana: | Edit

Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire - nee Georgiana Spencer
Georgiana Drew Barrymore, nee Georgiana Emma Drew, American actress
Georgiana Molloy, Australian botanist
Lady Georgiana Fullerton, nee Georgiana Charlotte Leveson-Gower, English novelist

Georgiana in song, story & screen: | Edit

Sister of Mr. Darcy in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice
Cousin of Jane Eyre in Charlotte Bronte's novel of the same name (Georgiana Reid)
Pip's mother (Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations")