Georgie

/ˈd͡ʒɔɹd͡ʒi/ name

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Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: A diminutive of the male given name George.
  • Grammar: georgie is listed as name.
  • Nearest alternatives: georgina.
  • Usage evidence: Lance Mitchell is an interesting character. He's a hair colorist by trade, who lives with his wife in a fairly typical suburban apartment complex just outside Washington, D.C. He has tattoos on both arms and rings in both ears. He enjoys bicycling, and exploring caves, and says he was raised by Druids, practitioners of an ancient Celtic religion that emphasizes the connection between humans and other animals. That upbringing is one of the reasons Lance Mitchell feels so passionately about his snakes, one-meter and three-meter-long pythons, Georgie and Bert, and his two-meter-long boa constrictor, Medusa.

How to use "georgie"

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the male given name George.
  2. 2
    Georgia (a medieval country in the South Caucasus, approximately coextensive with modern Georgia). obsolete

    "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."

  3. 3
    A diminutive of the female given name Georgina.

Example

"Lance Mitchell is an interesting character. He's a hair colorist by trade, who lives with his wife in a fairly typical suburban apartment complex just outside Washington, D.C. He has tattoos on both arms and rings in both ears. He enjoys bicycling, and exploring caves, and says he was raised by Druids, practitioners of an ancient Celtic religion that emphasizes the connection between humans and other animals. That upbringing is one of the reasons Lance Mitchell feels so passionately about his snakes, one-meter and three-meter-long pythons, Georgie and Bert, and his two-meter-long boa constrictor, Medusa."

Common questions

What does "georgie" mean?

A diminutive of the male given name George.

What is a synonym for "georgie"?

Common synonyms include: georgina.

How do you use "georgie" in a sentence?

Lance Mitchell is an interesting character. He's a hair colorist by trade, who lives with his wife in a fairly typical suburban apartment complex just outside Washington, D.C. He has tattoos on both arms and rings in both ears. He enjoys bicycling, and exploring caves, and says he was raised by Druids, practitioners of an ancient Celtic religion that emphasizes the connection between humans and other animals. That upbringing is one of the reasons Lance Mitchell feels so passionately about his snakes, one-meter and three-meter-long pythons, Georgie and Bert, and his two-meter-long boa constrictor, Medusa.

How do you pronounce "georgie"?

Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɔɹd͡ʒi/.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Diminutives + -ie.

Etymology 2

From Middle English Georgie (“Georgia”), from Middle French Georgie, from Medieval Latin Geōrgia.

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