Georgina is a given name and the feminine form of

George George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Gior ...

, along with

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

and

Georgiana Georgiana is a Catalan, English, Greek and Romanian name. It is the feminine form of the male name George and a variation of the female names Georgina and Georgia. It comes from the Greek word (), meaning "farmer". A variant spelling is Georgi ...

. It comes from the

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word (; , , "earth" + , , "work"), meaning "farmer". The name's recent increase in usage, especially among

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parents, has been attributed to the influence of Georgina Rodríguez, the subject of the

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series '' I Am Georgina'' in early 2022.

People

Georgina Andrews The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the Network Ten soap opera ''Neighbours'' in 2008, by order of first appearance. In December 2007, it was announced that Susan Bower would be taking over the role of executive producer ...

, Australian actress *

Georgina Bardach Georgina Bardach Martin (born August 18, 1983 in Córdoba) is a swimmer from Argentina. At the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, she finished third in the 400 m Individual Medley race. She also won the gold medal at the 2003 ...

(born 1983), Argentine swimmer *

Georgina Beyer Georgina Beyer (November 1957 – 6 March 2023) was a New Zealand Labour Party politician who represented Wairarapa in the Parliament of New Zealand from 1999 to 2005, after serving as mayor of Carterton from 1995 to 1999. Beyer was the worl ...

(1957–2023), New Zealand politician *

Georgina Bloomberg Georgina Leigh Bloomberg (born January 20, 1983) is the owner of the equestrian team New York Empire, a professional equestrian, and a philanthropist. She is the daughter of Susan Brown and Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City a ...

(born 1983), American equestrian *

Georgina Bouzova Georgina Bouzová (born 1 June 1976) is a British television actress from Surrey, England, best known for her former role as Ellen Zitek in the BBC One medical drama ''Casualty''. Previously, Bouzová had a number of minor television roles incl ...

(born 1976), British actress *

Georgina Brandolini d'Adda Princess Georgina Brandolini d'Adda, Contessa di Valmareno (born Princess Georgina Maria Natividad de Faucigny-Lucinge et Coligny; 23 December 1949) is a French-Brazilian fashion executive and designer. Early and personal life Princess Georgi ...

(born 1949), French-Brazilian fashion executive *

Georgina Campbell Georgina Alice Campbell (born 12 June 1992) is an English actress. She won the 2015 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for '' Murdered by My Boyfriend'' (2014), making her the first non-white actress to win that award. Her other television credits ...

(born 1992), English actress *

Georgina Castle Georgina Emily Castle (born 11 December 1992) is an English actress. She is known for her work in musical theatre. In the West End, her roles include Sophie in ''Mamma Mia!'' at the Novello Theatre and Regina George in ''Mean Girls'' at the Savo ...

(born 1992), English musical theatre actress *

Georgina Cates Georgina Elaine Cates (born Clare Elaine Woodgate; 4 April 1975) is an English film and television actress. Life and career Born Clare Elaine Woodgate in Colchester, Cates attended Colchester County High School for Girls and broke into televi ...

(born 1975), British actress *

Georgina Chang Georgina Chang is a Singaporean who used to head Mediacorp's The Celebrity Agency. She has left Mediacorp since then. She was also a former radio personality, television broadcaster, and newspaper columnist. Chang was also the vice-president of M ...

, Singaporean journalist *

Georgina Chapman Georgina Rose Chapman (born 14 April 1976) is an English fashion designer and actress. She was a regular cast member on ''Project Runway All Stars'' (2012–2019) and, together with Keren Craig, is a co-founder of the fashion label Marchesa (bra ...

(born 1976), British fashion designer and actress * Georgina Coleridge (1916–2003), Scottish journalist, magazine editor and publishing executive *

Georgina Corrick Georgina Louise Corrick (born September 29, 1998) is a British born, American raised professional softball player for the Talons of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL). She previously played softball for the Toda Medics of the Japan D ...

(born 1999), British softball player *

Georgina de Albuquerque Georgina de Albuquerque (February 4, 1885 – August 29, 1962) was a Brazilian Impressionist painter and teacher. She was known for her interest in female subjects. Her husband Lucílio was a noted painter in his own right and the two are strongl ...

(1885–1962), Brazilian painter *

Georgina Downs Georgina Downs is a British journalist who is a campaigner on health effects of pesticides. After experiencing chronic illness throughout her childhood and adolescence, she launched a campaign against the use of pesticides in industrial agricultu ...

(born 1972), British environmentalist *

Georgina Evers-Swindell Georgina Emma Buchanan Earl (born 10 October 1978 in Hastings, New Zealand), better known under her maiden name Georgina Evers-Swindell, is a New Zealand former rower. She competed in the double sculls with her identical twin sister Caroline E ...

(born 1978), New Zealand rower *

Georgina Febres-Cordero Georgina Febres-Cordero (in full ''Georgina Josefa del Carmen Febres Cordero-Troconis''), also known as "Mother Georgina" (16 November 1861 – 28 June 1925) was a Venezuelan religious sister. Life After the death of her mother in October 1873 ...

(1861–1925), Venezuelan nun *

Georgina Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk Georgina Susan Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk (born 30 January 1962), is the ex-wife of Edward William Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk. Early life and family She was born Georgina Susan Gore, the younger daughter of John Temple ("Ja ...

(born 1962) *

Georgina Gascoyne-Cecil, Marchioness of Salisbury Georgina Charlotte Gascoyne-Cecil, Marchioness of Salisbury, (; 1827 – 20 November 1899) was the wife of British Prime Minister Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury. The eldest daughter of a judge, her lack of wealth and socia ...

(1827–1899) *

Georgina Hagen Georgina Kimberley Hagen is an English actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Rebecca Chalmers in the CBBC series '' The Story of Tracy Beaker'' (2005) and as Lauren Waters in the ITV musical series ''Britannia High'' (2008). S ...

(born 1991), British actress *

Georgina Haig Georgina Haig is an Australian actress, known for her roles in American television series ''Once Upon a Time (TV series), Once Upon a Time, Fringe (TV series), Fringe, Limitless (TV series), Limitless, Snowpiercer (TV series), Snowpiercer'' an ...

(born 1985), Australian actress *

Georgina Hale Georgina Hale (4 August 1943 – 4 January 2024) was a British actress. In a career spanning six decades, her credits include work in radio, stage, film, and television. She was the recipient of such accolades as a British Academy Film Award, i ...

(born 1943), British actress *

Georgina Harland Georgina Claire Seccombe (née Harland; born 14 April 1978) is a former modern pentathlete from Great Britain. Having been a reserve for the British team for the 2000 Summer Olympics, she was chosen for the team proper for the 2004 Games in A ...

(born 1978), British athlete * Georgina Hayden (born 1982), English chef and food writer *

Georgina Henry Georgina Clare Henry (8 June 1960 – 7 February 2014) was a British journalist. Associated with ''The Guardian'' newspaper for 25 years from 1989 until her death in 2014, she held several senior positions at the newspaper. Biography Born in Ad ...

(1960–2014), British journalist *

Georgina Herrera Georgina Herrera (23 April 1936 – 13 December 2021) was a Cuban writer of poetry, novels and short stories. She also wrote drama and scripts for radio and television series, as well as for film.Georgina Hogarth Georgina Hogarth (22 January 1827 – 19 April 1917) was the sister-in-law, housekeeper, and adviser of English novelist Charles Dickens and the editor of three volumes of his collected letters after his death. Biography 'Georgy' Hogarth was ...

(1827–1917), British housekeeper and editor * Georgina Lázaro (born 1965), Puerto Rican poet *

Georgina Leonidas Georgina Leonidas (born 28 February 1990) is a British actress best known for playing Molly in '' The Basil Brush Show'', and Katie Bell in ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'', '' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1'', and ''Ha ...

(born 1990), British actress *

Georgina Lewis Georgina Lewis is an Australian journalist and news presenter. Career As a student, Lewis studied at University of New England, and later at the University of Nebraska, one of the United States leading journalism schools. On returning to Austr ...

(born 1974), Australian journalist *

Georgina Mace Dame Georgina Mary Mace, One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where: (12 July 1953 – 19 September 2020) was a British ecologist and conservation scientist. She was Professor of Biodivers ...

(1953–2020), British scientist *

Georgina McGuinness Georgina McGuinness (née Allan, formerly Thomas) is an Australian newsreader. She was the anchor of ''Nine News Adelaides weekend 6pm news bulletin from 1989 to 2011. Early life An Adelaide native, born 29 August 1966, she studied at Seymou ...

(born 1966), Australian journalist * Georgina Montagu, British journalist and author *

Georgina Pope Cecily Jane Georgina Fane Pope, RRC (January 1, 1862 – June 6, 1938) was a Canadian nurse who served with distinction in the Second Boer War and the First World War. Early life Pope was born on January 1, 1862, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward ...

(1862–1938), Canadian nurse *

Georgina Póta Georgina Póta (; born 13 January 1985 in Budapest) is a multiple European Champion table tennis player from Hungary. Career Póta was born in the Hungary, Hungarian capital Budapest in 1985 and began practicing table tennis in 1990. Between ...

(born 1985), Hungarian table tennis player *

Georgina Reilly Georgina Reilly (born ) is a British-Canadian film and television actress best known to date for her roles in the films ''Pontypool'' and '' This Movie Is Broken'', the television series ''The L.A. Complex'', ''Quantum Leap'' and ''Murdoch Myster ...

(born 1986), Canadian actress *

Georgina Rizk Georgina Rizk () (born 3 January 1953) is a Lebanese model, socialite and beauty queen. She represented Lebanon and won Miss Universe 1971, making her the first Lebanese woman to win that title and the first Arab winner in the history of the com ...

(born 1953), Lebanese model *

Georgina Rylance Georgina Elizabeth Rylance (born 20 April 1976) is an English actress, best known for '' Dinotopia''. Early life Born in Ladbroke Grove in 1976, Rylance has a younger sister, Charlotte, and is the daughter of Judge John Rylance KC, a circuit ju ...

(born 1978), British actress *

Georgina Parkinson Georgina Parkinson (20 August 1938 – 18 December 2009) was an English ballet dancer and ballet mistress. She joined The Royal Ballet in 1957 and was promoted to principal dancer in 1962. Best known for dancing 20th-century works, she was ...

(1938–2009), English ballet dancer and ballet mistress * Georgina Phillips, British actress *

Georgina Sherrington Georgina Sherrington (born 26 July 1985) is an English actress. Sherrington portrayed Mildred Hubble in two series beginning with ''The Worst Witch'' (1998-2001) and concluding with '' Weirdsister College''. She made a guest appearance in a spin ...

(born 1985), British actress *

Georgina Somerset Georgina Carol Somerset (''née'' Turtle; 23 March 1923 – 30 November 2013) was a British dentist, author, and former Royal Navy officer. She was the first openly intersex person in the United Kingdom and the first intersex woman to be married ...

(1923–2013), first openly

intersex Intersex people are those born with any of several sex characteristics, including chromosome patterns, gonads, or genitals that, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit typical binar ...

person in the United Kingdom *

Georgina Spelvin Shelley Bob Graham (born March 1, 1936), known professionally as Georgina Spelvin, is an American former actress and pornographic performer, best known as the star of the classic 1973 pornographic film ''The Devil in Miss Jones'', released duri ...

, (born 1936), stage name of Shelley Bob Graham, an American former pornographic actress and performer * Georgina Starr (born 1968), British artist *

Georgina Stirling Georgina Ann Stirling (April 3, 1867 – April 21, 1935) was a Newfoundland opera singer, known by her stage name Marie Toulinquet. Born in Twillingate, in Newfoundland, she became a world-renowned prima donna soprano who played in opera hous ...

(1866–1935), Canadian opera singer * Georgina Stojiljković (born 1988), Serbian fashion model * Georgina Sutton (born 1961), Australian aviator *

Georgina Sweet Georgina Sweet (22 January 1875 – 1 January 1946) was an Australian zoologist and women's rights activist. She was the first woman to graduate with a Doctor of Science from the University of Melbourne, and was the first female acting pr ...

(1875–1946), Australian zoologist *

Georgina te Heuheu Dame Georgina Manunui te Heuheu (née Manunui, born 1943) is a New Zealand National Party politician. She was a Member of Parliament (MP) between 1996 and 2011, and a Cabinet Minister in the New Zealand Government. Early life Born Georgina Ma ...

(born 1943), New Zealand politician *

Georgina Verbaan Georgina Carolina Verbaan (born 9 October 1979) is a Dutch actress and singer. Verbaan is best known for her recurring role in soap opera '' Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden''. She has also appeared in various Dutch films, including '' Costa!'', '' ...

(born 1979), Dutch actress and singer *

Georgina Ward, Countess of Dudley Georgina Elizabeth Ward, Countess of Dudley (née Moncreiffe; 9 August 1846 – 2 February 1929) was a British noblewoman and noted beauty of the Victorian era. Early life and family Georgina was born in Dunbarney, Perthshire, Scotland – " ...

(1846–1929), British noblewoman *

Georgina Wheatcroft Georgina Wheatcroft (born November 30, 1965, in Nanaimo, British Columbia, as Georgina Hawkes) is a Canadian curler. She won a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics while on Kelley Law's team. Curling career Wheatcroft made her Scott Tour ...

(born 1965), Canadian curler *

Georgina Theodora Wood Georgina Theodora Wood (née Lutterodt; born 8 June 1947) is a Ghanaian former judge and a former police prosecution officer. She was the first woman Chief Justice of Ghana. She retired in 2017 after five decades of service to the state. She i ...

(born 1947), Ghanaian judge

Pseudonym

, variant on George Spelvin, a traditional American theatre pseudonym

Fictional characters

Georgina Jones Miss Georgina Jones is a fictional character played by Juliet Harmer in the BBC television adventure series, ''Adam Adamant Lives!'' (1966-7). Genesis of the character ''Adam Adamant'' was created by Richard Harris and Donald Cotton, with signif ...

, in the British television series ''Adam Adamant Lives!'' * Georgina Kincaid, in novels by Richelle Mead * Georgina Kirrin, nicknamed "George", in Enid Blyton's ''Famous Five'' series *Georgina Orwell, in Lemony Snicket's ''

A Series of Unfortunate Events ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' is a series of thirteen Children's literature, children's novels written by American author Daniel Handler under the pen name Lemony Snicket. The books follow the turbulent lives of orphaned siblings List of A ...

'' book series *Georgina Snootie, the mother of Ootsie and Bootsie Snootie in ''PB&J Otter'' *

Georgina Sparks Georgina Sparks is a fictional character in the ''Gossip Girl'' novel series and a recurring character on the television series of the same name, in which she was portrayed by Michelle Trachtenberg. While the novel series portrays her as a harm ...

, in the ''Gossip Girl'' books and television series *Grandma Georgina, in Roald Dahl's 1964 book

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' is a 1964 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. The story was origina ...

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