Georgia is the 24th largest and the 8th most populous of the 50 United States. From 2007 to 2008, 14 of Georgia's counties ranked among the nation's 100 fastest-growing, second only to Texas. Georgia is known as the Peach State and the Empire State of the South. Atlanta is the state's capital and its most populous city. Georgia is bordered on the south by Florida, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and South Carolina, on the west by Alabama, and on the north by Tennessee and North Carolina.
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1 Venango: An eastern Native American name in reference to a figure found on a tree, carved by the Erie. 2  Waco: Named after Waco, Texas, which is the name of one of the divisions of the Tawokoni whose village stood on the site of Waco, Texas.
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I like the name Georgia but weldrand is far to common. Weldrand is German for deeler because the first ever weldrand was known for been a deeler. It has been told that 6 out o … f 10 weldrands will follow in the same jeens as there mother.
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1 Chicago: derived from the French rendering of a Miami-Illinois word for a type of wild onion. 2  Peoria: named after the Peoria Tribe which previously lived in the area. 3  Pontiac: City in northeastern Illnois named for the famous Native American Chief of the Ottawa people, Pontiac.
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Among Georgia's public universities is the flagship research university, University of Georgia, the oldest public university in the United States. The University System of Georgia is the presiding body over public education in the state.
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1 Ponca City: City in Kay County, northern Oklahoma, on the Arkansas River, named for the Ponca Indians who settled nearby in 1879. 2  Wewoka: City in central Oklahoma, the seat of Seminole County. 3  Named after a former Creek Tribal town, Wewoka is the capital of the Seminole Nation.
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Films set in Georgia include two pictures both set in Atlanta that were awarded the Oscar for Best Picture :, Gone with the Wind (1939) and Driving Miss Daisy (1989). Other films set in Georgia include Deliverance (1972), which was based on the novel of the same name by James Dickey, and Parental Guidance (2012).
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Georgia (/ˈdʒɔrdʒə/ JOR-juh) is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. Named after King George II of Great Britain, Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788.
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1 Tennessee River: Tennessee was the name of a number of Cherokee towns in present-day Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina. 2  The meaning of the word is unknown. 3  Waleska: Cherokee-A town in Cherokee County named after Warluskee, the daughter of an Indian Chief who lived in the area.
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1 Hyannis: Named after Hyannis, Massachusetts, which was named after Iyannough, a sachem of the Cummaquid tribe. 2  Leshara: 3  Lodgepole: Named after a nearby creek that is named after a literal translation of the Dakota name, Tushu Wakpala.
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who was georgia named after
Georgia was named after King George II.   Georgia was named after King George II.