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in reply to a message by Lily
This is my name. I am 61 years old and I live in the U.S. I was noticing from the posts below that Georgia has become reasonably popular elsewhere lately. I don't think it has in the U.S., though, and I'm not sure why. It might be because it is a state, as someone mentioned.
I've encountered a few other Georgias, but not many. As a child I did not like it because it wasn't popular. I felt my name made me too different, and I wanted to "belong."
As an adult I have loved it. It's not unheard-of, but it is just uncommon enough for my tastes.
There are only a couple of disadvantages. I notice that more and more people are not able to spell it. In my work, I am frequently asked for my name (I work in a call center). If I think the person I'm speaking to is reasonably well-educated, I will say, "Georgia, just like the state." If they don't seem as if they would not know how to spell it, I spell it out for them.
The other disadvantage is that fewer and fewer people seem to be able to pronounce my name if they see it in print. I've heard it mangled every which way.
It doesn't seem to lend itself to nicknames. I named myself Gigi at a very early age. I had been told how to spell my name, but one day I could not remember -- I could remember only that it had two G's, so I said, OK, my name is Gigi. I stuck with it, and people called me that for a few years. Otherwise, I've been called Georgie or George only by people who knew me very well, and spontaneously gave me a nickname.
I've encountered a few other Georgias, but not many. As a child I did not like it because it wasn't popular. I felt my name made me too different, and I wanted to "belong."
As an adult I have loved it. It's not unheard-of, but it is just uncommon enough for my tastes.
There are only a couple of disadvantages. I notice that more and more people are not able to spell it. In my work, I am frequently asked for my name (I work in a call center). If I think the person I'm speaking to is reasonably well-educated, I will say, "Georgia, just like the state." If they don't seem as if they would not know how to spell it, I spell it out for them.
The other disadvantage is that fewer and fewer people seem to be able to pronounce my name if they see it in print. I've heard it mangled every which way.
It doesn't seem to lend itself to nicknames. I named myself Gigi at a very early age. I had been told how to spell my name, but one day I could not remember -- I could remember only that it had two G's, so I said, OK, my name is Gigi. I stuck with it, and people called me that for a few years. Otherwise, I've been called Georgie or George only by people who knew me very well, and spontaneously gave me a nickname.
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