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Georgina or Georgiana

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noramelon · 30/06/2023 01:02

Just that really... which do you prefer? What do either name make you think of... etc...

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peaceinourtime · 19/09/2023 14:38

Georgina of the two. Georgette is better and more user friendly then Georgiana which will keep you both busy correcting people.

StarbucksSmarterSister · 17/09/2023 00:06

How would you pronounce it? Georg-ayna or Georgi-arna?

I've never heard anyone pronounce it "Georgayna". It seems odd to me. Why would people think the i is silent?

Milkand2sugarsplease · 16/09/2023 23:39

I wanted Georgiana for a girl (ended up with 2 boys) after watching The Duchess with Keira Knightly. I love the name.

CallMeBettyBoop · 16/09/2023 22:54

Georgiana is beautiful

Daisybuttercup12345 · 16/09/2023 22:24

Georgina is very refreshing.

Nosleepforthismum · 16/09/2023 13:28

Biased but I have a Georgina so that’s my favourite out the two! Georgiana is lovely though and I’d probably use it if we were posher. We tried very hard to implement Gigi as a nickname but instead we got Gina, Beena, Beans from family members and Beans has stuck. Sigh.

Scruffington · 16/09/2023 12:41

I would have the urge to pronounce Georgiana as Anna Chancellor did when she played Caroline Bingley in P&P.

'Daaaaarling GeorgiAHHHHHHna, how I long to see her'.

Love Georgie on a girl.

KirstenBlest · 16/09/2023 12:28

@user1492757084 , you can't put it past teenagers to not say it like that.
Georgette is a fabric. It's a pretty name but the association is too strong IME.

user1492757084 · 16/09/2023 11:22

No one says Georg eye na.
I like Georgina and Georgia and Georgette. Georgie is sweet.

KirstenBlest · 16/09/2023 09:05

That doesn't surprise me, @QueeniePlumtree . Lots of people will transpose vowels. A close family member has a 6-letter name, 3 of which are vowels, and the misspellings are impressive. The consonants are usually in the right place but the vowels move around randomly (a bit like if Kayden was written Kyaden, Keydan, Kaedyn, Kaydden etc)

**I don't have any relative called Kayden

QueeniePlumtree · 16/09/2023 08:52

I have a Georgia.

When she was born I didn't like the nn Gina.

However, 19 years on I really think Georgina and Gina as an nn is lovely.

I think you'll always get people who ask how any name is spelt these days.

She's often had Goergia, Jorja, Giorga and yes we are in the UK! 😫

ScottishIceCream · 16/09/2023 00:09

Oh do go with Georgiana! We need a Regency revival.😊

MrJollyLivesNextDoor · 16/09/2023 00:02

Georgiana is preferred, however you will be forever correcting those who insist on pronouncing it Georgie-ahna

dollygrip · 15/09/2023 23:40

Georgiana is georgy-ahna really, this is the normal pronunciation. George-ay-na was just an affected pronunciation that became popular for a while around the time the Duchess of Devonshire lived (the one in the film with Keira Knightley).

I find Georgiana too long and fussy really. Georgina flows much better.

SkaneTos · 15/09/2023 22:10

Both names are very pretty!

I agree with a previous poster, Georgiana makes me think of Georgiana Darcy, Mr Darcy's sister in "Pride and Prejudice.

YearsofYears · 15/09/2023 22:02

I like both but think Georgia is just more fresh and modern. Still classic though :)

ClusterFukt · 15/09/2023 22:01

Georgiana. I reminds me of Darcys sister in pride and prejudice 🥰

Marcipex · 15/09/2023 21:59

Geor-jay-na is correct. It isn’t Georgy-arna.

Querypost · 15/09/2023 21:59

Georgiana sounds rather pretentious to me. I don't like 4 syllable names as they are too fussy IMO. All her friends will probably call her Georgie anyway I suppose.

Lantyslee · 15/09/2023 21:58

Georgiana is dreadful - far too fussy. I much prefer Georgina.

Baaaaaa · 15/09/2023 21:54

Strong Georgiana preference. Very Duchess of Devonshire. Much prettier to look at. Pronounced Geoge-jane-a. Georgie is cute too.

CarolinaInTheMorning · 15/09/2023 21:53

I like them both (especially if Georgiana is pronounced Geor-jane-a), but I prefer Georgina. It's a beautiful name.

KirstenBlest · 15/09/2023 21:45

@user1846385927482658 , me neither. I thought it was Jorjaina or Jorjana but I think people say Georgie-A(r)na
Georgina seems less complicated

Fishandchipsatthebeach · 15/09/2023 21:33

Georgina

user1846385927482658 · 15/09/2023 21:30

No idea how you're supposed to say Georgiana.

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