Georgie

== English == === Etymology 1 === Diminutives +‎ -ie. ==== Pronunciation ==== (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔɹd͡ʒi/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dʒi ==== Proper noun ==== Georgie A diminutive of the male given name George. A diminutive of the female given name Georgina. === Etymology 2 === From Middle English Georgie (“Georgia”), from Middle French Georgie, from Medieval Latin Geōrgia. ==== Proper noun ==== Georgie (obsolete) Georgia (a medieval country in the South Caucasus, approximately coextensive with modern Georgia). ===== Usage notes ===== This is the usual form of the country's name in Middle English and the 16th century; it is not found after the early 17th century. == Middle English == === Etymology === From Middle French Georgie, from Medieval Latin Geōrgia, from Persian گرج (gorj) (with influence from (sanctus) Geōrgius (“Saint George”)), from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭠𐭭 pl (Wiruz-ān, “Iberians, Georgians”), of unknown origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /d͡ʒɛːˈɔːrd͡ʒiː(ə)/, /ˈd͡ʒɔːrd͡ʒiː(ə)/ === Proper noun === Georgie Georgia (a medieval country in the South Caucasus, approximately coextensive with modern Georgia) ==== Descendants ==== English: Georgie (obsolete) == Norman == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Proper noun === Georgie f (Jersey) Georgia (a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe) Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)