Georgiana is a Catalan, English, Greek and Romanian name. It is the feminine form of the male name

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and a variation of the female names Georgina and Georgia. It comes from the Greek word Γεώργιος, meaning

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.Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Georgiana
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List of persons with the given name Georgiana

Georgiana Buller Dame Audrey Charlotte Georgiana Buller (4 August 1884 – 22 June 1953) was a British hospital administrator and the founder of the first school dedicated to occupational therapy in the United Kingdom. Buller was born in Crediton, Devon, the o ...

(1884–1953), English hospital administrator *

Georgiana Birțoiu Georgiana Alina Birțoiu is a Romanian international football striker currently playing for WFC Rossiyanka in the Russian league. She previously played for Clujana, with which she played the UEFA Women's Cup, and Kokkinichorion in the Cypriot ...

(born 1989), Romanian footballer *

Georgiana Burne-Jones Georgiana, Lady Burne-Jones (Birmingham, 21 July 1840 – 2 February 1920) was a painter and engraver, and the second oldest of the Macdonald sisters. She was married to Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood artist Edward Burne-Jones, and was also the mothe ...

(1840–1920), artist, wife and biographer of Edward Burne-Jones *

Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (née Spencer; ; 7 June 1757 – 30 March 1806), was an English aristocrat, socialite, political organiser, author, and activist. Born into the Spencer family, married into the Cavendish family, she wa ...

(1757–1806) * Georgiana Drew (1856–1893), American actress and comedian, a member of the Barrymore acting family *

Georgiana Fullerton Lady Georgiana Fullerton (; 23 September 1812 – 19 January 1885) was an English novelist, philanthropist, biographer, and school founder. She was born into a noble political family. She was one of the foremost Roman Catholic novelists writing i ...

(1812–1885), English novelist, philanthropist, and biographer *

Georgiana Harcourt Georgiana Charlotte Frances Harcourt (1807IGI: Baptism: 27 July 1807 Georgiana Charlotte Frances Harcourt at Parish Church, Dalston, Cumberland, England to Edward Harcourt and Anne Leveson-Gower – 29 October 1886 Burkes Peerage ) was the daugh ...

(1807–1886), writer and translator *

Georgiana Hill Georgiana Hill (8 December 1858 – 29 March 1924), was a British social historian, journalist, and women's rights activist. Early life Georgiana Hill was born on 8 December 1858, at 9 Mount View, Lambeth, London, the younger of two daughters of ...

(1858-1924), British social historian and women's rights activist * Georgiana Goddard King (1871–1939), American Hispanist and medievalist *

Georgiana McCrae Georgiana Huntly McCrae (15 March 1804 – 24 May 1890) was an English-Australian painter and diarist. Early life Born in London, she was the illegitimate daughter of George Gordon, the Marquess of Huntly, son and heir to Alexander, 4th Duk ...

(1804–1890), English-Australian painter and diarist *

Georgiana Molloy Georgiana Molloy (23 May 1805 – 8 April 1843) was an early settler in Western Australia, who is remembered as one of the first botanical collectors in the colony. Her husband, John, was involved in the Wonnerup massacre, and she has been the ...

(1805–1843), English-Australian botanical collector * Georgiana Rolls, Baroness Llangattock (c.1837–1923), socialite and enthusiast for Nelson

Fictional characters

* Georgiana Darcy, younger sister of one of the main characters in ''

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'' * Georgiana Pirrip, the mother of Pip in Charles Dickens‘s "Great Expectations" * Georgiana, wife of Aylmer in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Birthmark" * Georgiana Reed, cousin of Jane Eyre in Charlotte Brontë's novel of the same name.

Dramatic works

*Georgiana (2019), an

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pasticcio In music, a ''pasticcio'' or ''pastiche'' is an opera or other musical work composed of works by different composers who may or may not have been working together, or an adaptation or localization of an existing work that is loose, unauthorized, o ...

based on the life of

(1757–1806) commissioned by the Buxton Festival.

Territories

*Georgiana, a colony proposed by Phineas Lyman for establishment in the Natchez district of British West Florida.

List of persons with the given name Georgianna

* Georgianna Bell, a pen name of the author Anne Rundle * Georgianna Bishop (1878–1971), American golfer * Georgianna Hiliadaki, Greek chef * Georgianna Hopley (1858–1944), better known as Georgia Hopley, American journalist and temperance advocate * Georgianna Lincoln (born 1943), American politician and businesswoman * Georgianna Robertson (born 1972), Jamaican model and actress * Georgianna Stout (born 1967), American graphic designer * Georgianna Kathleen Symonette (1902–1965), Bahamian suffragist

References

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