What do you think of when you hear the name Georgia?

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What kind of girls are called Georgia? is it a bit 90's/had its time? Does it sound a bit posh? What's the general feel? It was number 55 in 2009 and has gone down the ranking a lot in the past 10 years, is it classic enough to still be pretty?

I really like it. I have it saved in my mind for if i have another dd

I really love it, nearly used it 3 times

Georgia is a lovely name, my DD is called Georgia

She is 12 and only knows one other Georgia in her School so I havent found it to be a popular name at all.

No offence to those that like Georgianna, but to me that sounds like a made up name!

Georgiana (one n) is in Jane Austen. All names were made up at one point or another but Georgiana has been around for quite a while!

Well I think of the state, the song "Georgia on my mind" and my first yoga teacher who was called Georgia

Peaches.
There was a minor celebrity on Usenet, a woman called Georgia who named her many children after towns in the USA state: Savannah, Mason, etc.

Georgia is a lovely name. I'd be very happy if my name was Georgia. Not in the slightest 'Chavvy'!

Mason seems a strange choice for a girl's name to me..

just my taste, sorry if anyone has given their dd that name. otherUS states would have been nicer as a name IMO

Gingercursed suffer is probably the wrong word but it certainly does add another complication when choosing names - DH would say 'how about Saskia (or something) and I'd say 'acid yellow ooh no'. I found my shortlist was heavily skewed towards names that are pale blue or red. DD is a lovely rich dark crimson.

A little bit posh, a little bit Jane Austin, a little bit Southern Belle, Midnight Train to..., absolutely love it!

lots of wee georgias about all wee middle class girls age 0-7

Excellent feedback MNers, thanks! Now, DH being Italian, what do you think of Giorgia? If you read it would you think to say it differently to Georgia?
It's pronounced the same apart from rolling the R but it blends quite well so you can get away with it. I know we would have to spell it all the time, but it's my "keep it Italian" choice! wdyt?

I think that Georgia is a slightly odd name in that too me it is both posh (in a Sloanie way) and common (in a chavvy way) - so either a Hooray Henry drawl, or a Sarf London twang. But probably only in my children's contemporaries, I've not heard of one for a while.

Giorgia in an Italian is probably quite different, but will get misspelled all the time.

Oh, I'd pronounce it the same. I'd go for somethign a little bit obviously Italian / different from English name.

Georgia where I am (London) is very very common (as in popular) for slightly older girls. There are loads of teenage Georgias around. It's not a favourite of mine. I prefer Georgiana or Georgina. I do like Georgie or George as a girl's nn though.

Russia.

Georgia has had it's time I think. In Australia there are LOADS of Georgias and is seen as a bit "common" there. Here, I havent heard it as much though.

I love Georgia.

Unfortunately I have a friend called Georgia who went a bit strange & obsessive on me, so couldn't use if myself!

I'd think it was very common.

I would think of the uninvited sister of a party guest who blew out DD's birthday cake candles.

I think it totally depends on the accent or tone of voice of the person saying the name. Can sound incredibly posh, or incredibly non posh, at either end of spectrum!

I went to school with a Georgia (20odd years ago). I always thought it was a pretty name.

Kreecher we had an uninvited Georgia turn up at a family party. She ran the whole length of the buffet table taking bites out of everything and throwing the food back on the table. She was really shocked when I told her to off [hshock]

Wonder if its the same Georgia?

my boss's nice 14yr old.

Umm I agree Georgina would be better -you could still call her Georgia for short! I know a heck of a lot of Georgia-May /Mae/Mai's! x