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Georgina/Georgiana...any other similar names?

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User45632874 · 30/11/2017 15:03

Hi
Looking for a girls name to go with sibling Eleanor plus another sister (don't want to give her name or might 'out' myself) but name is similar - relatively traditional.
Favourites are Georgina or Georgiana
Others include Marianna or Estella - but latter is probably too close to Eleanor/Ella
Any other similar names?

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PhuntSox · 01/12/2017 13:55

Juliet
Henrietta (Etta)
Josephine

17caterpillars1mouse · 01/12/2017 09:10

I always see Evangeline as similar to Georgiana

Other suggestions

Alexandra
Lydia
Lucy
Imogen
Hazel

daisypond · 01/12/2017 07:31

Normal pronunciation is 'jorg-ee-ahna' as you expect by looking at the spelling.
I disagree. The GI in Georgiana makes a J sound, as the Italians say it, not a Ji, just as the CI in Luciana makes it Looch-ahna, and not Looch-i-ahna. I would pronounce it Georj-ahna as my first instinct. The fashionable way of saying it in Duchess of Devonshire times had that drawl to make it Jorj-ayna.

Buntysoven · 30/11/2017 23:50

God so sorry. Posted in wrong place. How do I move it?

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Minty82 · 30/11/2017 22:19

Oh gosh OP, I'm so so sorry to hear about your Alexander. Yes, I can imagine Alexandra might not feel like an option.
Katherine? Julia? Caroline?

littlebillie · 30/11/2017 22:09

Evangeline

littlebillie · 30/11/2017 22:08

Christabel

buttercup54321 · 30/11/2017 21:18

Victoria
Rosemary
Deborah
Charlotte
Alexandra
Sophie
Sarah
Chloe
Cassandra
Faith
Rebecca
Martha
Marsha
Alicia

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User45632874 · 30/11/2017 21:13

Yes Sally, either way - Georgina or Georgiana is likely to be shortened to Georgie which I quite like.

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SallyLockhartsDog · 30/11/2017 21:09

I love the name Georgie

I didn't want Georgina to be shortened to Gina, so she is 'just' Georgie.

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User45632874 · 30/11/2017 21:07

DH said no to Genevieve. Perhaps he should come up with some alternatives although he did choose Eleanor for our eldest DD

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User45632874 · 30/11/2017 21:05

I like Eliana but a bit too close to Eleanor. I also like Alexandra but we named our late son Alexander so I'm not sure how I feel about this.

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GreenTulips · 30/11/2017 20:50

Orianna
Rhianna
Connie
Juliette
Savannah
Katrina

Minty82 · 30/11/2017 20:47

I know a Georgina and Eleanor sibling combo - their other sister is Alexandra, which is a similar vibe. Or is that your other DD's name?! It fits your hints...

Pemba · 30/11/2017 20:46

Shame, Tunnock. But Georgia is nice too.

Talking of P&P, if you watch the BBC adaptation, you can hear they pronounce Georgiana the normal way (jorj-ee-ahna).

MegAndSprog · 30/11/2017 20:44

How about Genevieve?

Tunnocksmallow · 30/11/2017 20:42

I wanted to call DD1 Georgiana, as I’m a huge P&P fan; her father (dickhead) put his foot down and said no, she’s a Georgia now.

twinkletoes1994 · 30/11/2017 20:36

My real name is Georgina, most people call me Georgie. Aside from the kids in the playground that used to sing Georgie Porgie, I think it's a nice name to have Grin

youarenotkiddingme · 30/11/2017 20:35

Recently heard Elianna and thought it’s was beautiful!

Georgia is nice as is Georgie.

TheCrowRd · 30/11/2017 20:24

Eliza!

SnowyPolarBear · 30/11/2017 20:20

I went to school with a Georgie. I'm not a fan of Georgiana.

Similar names:
Katiana
Porshia
Anna
Arianna
Liliana
Elliana
Pollyanna

QueenJulian · 30/11/2017 20:16

Josephine/ Josephina?

eastlondoner · 30/11/2017 20:13

I have a Georgette.. I wanted her to be called Georgeva though Smile

DumbledoresApprentice · 30/11/2017 19:57

Claudette?

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