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Is Georgia considered 'common'

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TalkingBack · 11/03/2010 16:37

I know it's popular (that doesn't bother us) but is it considered common (ie chav) IYO?

I really like it. We had decided on Pippa but now I'm torn! Would appreciate opinions

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CaptainPicardsPineapple · 12/03/2010 12:38

I love Georgia and Georgina, both on my list for any subsequent DDs we have.

I've only known one Georgia and she was quite posh.

RachieB · 12/03/2010 12:30

Georgia is lovely

I do not like the spelling Jorja,yuck!

"Modern American English variant respelling of the classic Georgia"

unavailable · 12/03/2010 00:02

Op - What is difference between a "popular" and a "common" name? I am intrigued...

bananamumma · 11/03/2010 23:50

I've spent quite a while searching names and seeing how many times they come up

RedbinDippers · 11/03/2010 23:44

Georgia is a bit common, try Redbin for a more sophisticated name.

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TalkingBack · 11/03/2010 23:37

Thanks Ellokitty

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Ellokitty · 11/03/2010 23:32

Talking back - Go to the telegraph website and just search for 'announcements'. It will then allow you to search their announcements, just click on births.

The Times, you can look at their announcements, but does not seem to have a search facility.

ninah · 11/03/2010 23:28

omg, yes you do

Ellokitty · 11/03/2010 23:28

Quite - The telegraph has 83 Georgias, but not a single Jorja for the same time period.

I think the classic spelling the best.

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TalkingBack · 11/03/2010 23:26

How do you do the times or telegraph search?

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ninah · 11/03/2010 23:24

do you really care?

hester · 11/03/2010 23:21

I agree - Georgia classless, Jorja to be avoided.

houseworkhater · 11/03/2010 23:08

Sounds ok to me

stressheaderic · 11/03/2010 22:57

I like Georgia, and I really like Georgina - we considered both for DD1.

I teach a Jorghia and a Jorjha. Steer clear of that sort of business...

bananamumma · 11/03/2010 20:41

I agree with ElloKitty. If it appears (more than a handful of times)in the Telegraph, it's not chav.

I just searched for Bailey from January 2003 to now and there was not one birth

nighbynight · 11/03/2010 20:32

Used to be ultra posh, now used across the classes, I'd say.

lizzybb · 11/03/2010 20:28

It is my daughter's name and I love it and would never consider it to be common in either sense of the word. I come across very few other little Georgias.

sayanything · 11/03/2010 20:08

It's my (lovely) MIL's name and she'd be to be considered common . I think it's very nice.

Ellokitty · 11/03/2010 20:04

Take the Times test, if you can see the name in the baby listings of the telegraph or the times, then its fine - it not, then maybe there's a reason .

So take a typical middle class name - such as, Sebastian, over the past five years there have been 124 births listed in the Telegraph over that time.

Now compare that to a stereotypical 'C' name (not saying that it is, but one that people on here consider names such as Jayden) - There is one such listing in the Telegraph over the same period.

Now look at Georgia - there are 83 results for the same period.

From that, I'd say your average middle class Telegraph reader seems happy enough to call their child Georgia, and therefore, I should think it passes the Times test

mathanxiety · 11/03/2010 19:16

I don't like it, don't know if it's 'common'. It seems a bit dated.

mrsvwoolf · 11/03/2010 18:15

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GuntherMcKilocodie · 11/03/2010 17:14

I would say Jorja is 'common' Georgia is not.

GrimmaTheNome · 11/03/2010 17:11

I only know one Georgia and she's a nice non-chavvy little girl.

Another nice variation is Giorgina, the italian spelling.

Pippa is nice if you're not an Archers fan

BigBadISaidNo · 11/03/2010 17:07

I only know of one Georgia, 'tis very pretty, definitely prefer it to Pippa.

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TalkingBack · 11/03/2010 17:04

Is Pippa not considered a very grown up name? A bit like Daisey?

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