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Help[Opinions] Georgia or Giorgia?
I really like the names Georgia and Giorgia for a girl. (I don't like Georgina or Georgiana so please don't bother suggesting them.)
I can't decide which I prefer, though. Pronunciation would be kind of equal for both because when in Europe I would pronounce Georgia in a similiar way to the Italian Giorgia and vice versa with Giorgia in America.
My friend said she had a very immediate connotation of the state or the peach, a connotation that I personally lost after living in England. Would it put people off? And would having a different spelling really make such a big difference in avoiding the connotation?
I'm open to any and all opinions. Thanks!
I can't decide which I prefer, though. Pronunciation would be kind of equal for both because when in Europe I would pronounce Georgia in a similiar way to the Italian Giorgia and vice versa with Giorgia in America.
My friend said she had a very immediate connotation of the state or the peach, a connotation that I personally lost after living in England. Would it put people off? And would having a different spelling really make such a big difference in avoiding the connotation?
I'm open to any and all opinions. Thanks!
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I prefer Georgia, but I live in the U.S. and I'm not Italian. But Georgia, the state, doesn't have a negative connotation for me (for the most part, lol), and I think it makes a lovely name, and it's so long been established as a name that it doesn't feel at all like a trendy 'place name' imo. I don't care for the Giorgia spelling much at all, though if the family is Italian it would make more sense, probably. (BTW, even though I don't like Giorgia, it's miles better than Jorja, which is NOT a legitimate spelling. IMO.)
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I can't say I care too much for the name in general; I've never liked it.
But going by the visual spellings:
Georgia makes me think of an older woman, 40s maybe, who has short greying hair, lots of wrinkles (for her age), smokes and lives in a trailer. You may guess I have that picture because of someone I've known named Georgia, but nope, I've never known a Georgia in my life. Well, actually there was a girl I went to school with named Georgia, but I never actually met her, so she doesn't really count.
Giorgia, on the other hand, makes me think of Giorgio, as in Armani, so I like it better than Georgia.
But going by the visual spellings:
Georgia makes me think of an older woman, 40s maybe, who has short greying hair, lots of wrinkles (for her age), smokes and lives in a trailer. You may guess I have that picture because of someone I've known named Georgia, but nope, I've never known a Georgia in my life. Well, actually there was a girl I went to school with named Georgia, but I never actually met her, so she doesn't really count.
Giorgia, on the other hand, makes me think of Giorgio, as in Armani, so I like it better than Georgia.
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I love both, but I personally wouldn't use Giorgia unless I was Italian.
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I don't have the immediate thought of the state or its peaches lol. I think of a Greek girl I once knew named Georgia. She was on the shorter, more petite side, was pretty tan, and had dark hair and dark eyes.
Both spellings are very nice, but I think I prefer the spelling Georgia, unless of course you're Italian.
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Both spellings are very nice, but I think I prefer the spelling Georgia, unless of course you're Italian.
as I wake in bed...
and the boy, that boy, that ordinary boy
or was it all in my head?
Did he ask if I would come along?
It all seemed so real.
But as I looked to the door
I saw that boy looking there with a deal.
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I prefer Georgia
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I wouldn't let the state thing bother you. It never stops people from naming their kids Caroline/Carolina.
I would go with the Georgia spelling because it's easier for people to understand how to pronounce it.
I would go with the Georgia spelling because it's easier for people to understand how to pronounce it.
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Georgia would just be easier. They sound the same anyway, and people will likely assume it's that spelling.
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