Georgie

See also: Géorgie, and Georgië

English

Etymology 1

Diminutives +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔɹd͡ʒi/

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dʒi

Proper noun

Georgie

1. A diminutive of the male given name George.
2. 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

1. (obsolete) Georgia (a medieval country in the South Caucasus, approximately coextensive with modern Georgia)
   • c. 1520, Hayton of Corycus, “The land of Aſye”, in Rycharde Pynſon, transl., La Flor des estoires de la terre d'Orient‎^[1], Rycharde Pynſon:

     THe realme of Georgie toward thorient hath agret mountayn / which is named Abbers & is inhabited with many diuers nations of peple. And for that cause it is named the countrey Alayne.

   • 1600, Uberto Foglietta, translated by Robert Carr, The Mahumetane or Turkiſh Hiſtorie […] ‎^[2], London: Thomas Eſte, page 22:

     And after he addreſſed an armie againſt the Soldan of Egipt & the Sarazins of the which his purpose Caſſan aduertiſed the kings of Armenia & Georgie, who with their armies came & ioyned with him at Baudras, and from thence marched to the towne of Hames.

   • 1625, [Samuel] Purchas, “The Iournall of Frier William De Rubruquis […]”, in Purchas His Pilgrimes. […], 3rd part, London: […] William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, […], →OCLC, 1st book, page 50:

     In that Citie (of Vaxnan) Frier Bernard Cathalane, of the Order of the Preaching Friers found me; who abode in Georgie, with a certaine Prior of the Sepulcher, who poſſeſſeth great lands there. And he had learned ſomewhat of the Tartars language.

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): /dʒɛːˈɔːrdʒiː(ə)/, /ˈdʒɔːrdʒiː(ə)/

Proper noun

Georgie

1. Georgia (a medieval country in the South Caucasus, approximately coextensive with modern Georgia)
   • a. 1357, John Maundevylle, chapter XXIX, in [The Travels of Sir John Mandeville] (Cotton Titus C.16.); republished as Paul Hamelius, Mandeville's travels : the Cotton version‎^[3], 1919, page 172:

     And þere ben .ij. kyngdomes in þat contree. Þat on is the kyngdom of GEORGIE & þat oþer is the kyngdom of ABCAZ. And allweys in þat contree ben .ij. kynges & þei ben bothe criſtene

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   • 1481, Gossuin of Metz, “Here foloweth of the contrees and Royammes of ynde”, in William Caxton, transl., L'Image du Monde‎^[4], William Caxton:

     The gentyl ladyes of the contre Arme them and ride vpon good horſes rennyng and ſwyfte / and fyghte aſprely in the companye of the knyghtes of Georgie ayenſt the ſaraſyns.

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Descendants

• English: Georgie (obsolete)

Norman

Etymology

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Proper noun

Georgie f (Jersey)

1. 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)
2. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)