Georgiana

Georgiana is a Latinate feminine elaboration of George, which derives from the Greek name Georgios, itself rooted in the Greek word georgos, meaning farmer or earthworker, composed of ge (earth) and ergon (work). The name gained particular prominence in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain and its colonies, often borne by aristocratic women during the Georgian era, most famously Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. It shares its heritage with the simpler feminine forms Georgia and Georgina, as well as the French Georgienne and the Hungarian Györgyi.