The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
Alternate spelling of “Georgie“. Diminutive of “Georgia”, “Georgina“, “Georgiana“, “Georgette”, etc. Or, diminutive of “George“.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
For girls: Geena, Gena, Geordie, Georgeanna, Georgia, Georgiana, Georgie, Georgina, Georgine, Georgette, Gigi, Gina, etc.
For boys: Gino, Giorgio, Giorgino, Geordie, Georg, George, Georges, Georgios, Georgi, Georgie, Jordi, Jordy, Jorge, Jorgen, Jorgie, Jorgy, Jori, Jory, Jurgen, Yorgos, Yuri, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Georgy (Georgiana) Reed, one of Jane’s spoiled, mean-spirited cousins, in Jane Eyre, 1847, by Charlotte Bronte.

Tagged: 1840s, English, G, Russian

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• Georgie | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  August 25, 2014 at 7:49 am

  […] spelling of “Georgy“. Diminutive of “Georgia”, “Georgina“, “Georgiana“, […]

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• Georgiana | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  August 25, 2014 at 7:50 am

  […] by Jane Austen (written in 1797, published in 1813).- Georgiana Reed (sometimes called “Georgy“), one of Jane’s spoiled, mean-spirited cousins, in Jane Eyre, 1847, by Charlotte […]

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• George | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  May 11, 2015 at 1:14 am

  […] Osborne, the dashing cad Amelia falls for in Vanity Fair. – George Osborne (called “Georgy“), the son of George and Amelia and the means of somewhat reconciling his mother with his […]

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