Early medieval sources hypothesize that the country was named afterSaint George, while later European accounts connect the name with agricultural tribes called "Georgi" (fromAncient Greekγεωργός(geōrgós,“farmer”)) mentioned by classical authors (Pliny, IV.26, VI.14;Mela, De Sita Orb. i.2); neither of these etymologies is accepted today.
Though this be held his laſt daies dꝛeadfull ſiege, Wherein he ſpareth neither man noꝛ childe, Yet are there Chꝛiſtians ofGeorgia here, Whoſe ſtate who euer pitied and relieu'd:
The practice of raiſing ſlaves to the great offices of ſtate is ſtill more common among the Turks than among the Perſians. The miſerable countries ofGeorgia and Circaſſia ſupply rulers to the greateſt part of the eaſt.
I said,Georgia, oh,Georgia No peace I find Just an old, sweet song KeepsGeorgia on my mind
2020 November 11, Veronica Stracqualursi, “Georgia to conduct full by-hand count of presidential race ballots, secretary of state says”, inCNN[1]:
Collins and the Trump campaign on Wednesday celebrated the recount decision from theGeorgia secretary of state as a victory for “integrity” and “transparency.”
2024 November 24, Chris Boyette, “Investigators release update on BioLab chemical plant fire probe”, inCNN[2]:
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has released an update on its investigation into the September 29 BioLab fire in Conyers,Georgia, that shrouded neighborhoods in chemical smoke for days and forced thousands of residents to shelter in place or evacuate.
2025 January 22, Clare Foran, Haley Talbot and Priscilla Alvarez, “Congress passes immigrant detention bill in first legislative win for Trump”, inCNN[3]:
The legislation is named after Laken Riley, a 22-year oldGeorgia student who was killed last year while out for a run. An undocumented migrant from Venezuela was convicted and sentenced to life without parole in the case that reignited a national debate over immigration and crime.
1949,Jessamyn West,Except for Me and Thee, Macmillan, published1969, page 9:
"Georgia?" his mother said. "Why in the world would a mother want to give her daughter such an outlandish name?" "It's no more outlandish than Jesse Griffith." "Why, Jesse G., thee's named for thy two grandfathers." "Georgia's named for a whole state."
“Georgia”, inSlovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak),https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk,2003–2025
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