Georgie

Géorgie Georgië English Etymology 1 Diminutives en ie. Pronunciation en /ˈd͡ʒɔɹd͡ʒi/ GenAm en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Georgie.wav Southern England en ɔː(ɹ)dʒi 2 Proper noun en male George. en female Georgina. Etymology 2 From en enm Georgie Georgia, from en frm Georgie, from en la-med Geōrgia. Proper noun en obsolete en medieval country in the r/South Caucasus approximately coextensive with modern Georgia Georgia. en c. 1520 The land of Aſye A lytell cronycle La Flor des estoires de la terre d'Orient w:Hayton of Corycus Rycharde Pynſon Rycharde Pynſon https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A03126.0001.001/ 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. en 1600 The Mahumetane or Turkiſh Hiſtorie Uberto Foglietta Robert Carr Thomas Eſte London 22 https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A07605.0001.001/ 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. 3 The Iournall of Frier William De RubruquisA French-man, of the Order of the Minorite Friers, vnto the Eaſt parts of the World, Anno Dom. 1253. 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. en unisex given names Middle English Etymology From enm frm Georgie, from enm la-med Geōrgia, from enm fa گرج gorj (with influence from (la sanctus) la Geōrgius Saint George), from enm pal 𐭥𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭠𐭭 Wiruz-ān Iberians, Georgians p, of unknown origin. Pronunciation enm /d͡ʒɛːˈɔːrd͡ʒiː(ə)/ /ˈd͡ʒɔːrd͡ʒiː(ə)/ Proper noun enm medieval country in the r/South Caucasus approximately coextensive with modern Georgia Georgia enm a. 1357 XXIX [The Travels of Sir John Mandeville] Cotton Titus C.16. John Mandeville John Maundevylle republished as Mandeville's travels : the Cotton version 1919 172 Paul Hamelius https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cme/aeh6691/ 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 enm 1481 Here foloweth of the contrees and Royammes of ynde The myrrour of the worlde L'Image du Monde Gossuin of Metz William Caxton William Caxton https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A68843.0001.001/ 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. Descendants en Georgie obsolete Norman Etymology nrf Proper noun f nrf Jersey nrf Georgia Q230 nrf Georgia Q1428