Why Is Georgia The Name Of A Country & State?

For 10% off your first order visit https://www.squarespace.com/nameexplain And check out my website & blog https://www.nameexplain.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=5337771 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy_QZ1EEY4S5YT6cmBTwMwg Twitter: https://twitter.com/NameExplainYT This has been a very heavily requested video. If you are one of the people to request this video and are reading this right now I hope it lived up to your expectations! SOURCES & FURTHER READING Why Are Georgia & Georgia Both Named Georgia: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2008/08/why_are_georgia_and_georgia_both_named_georgia.html Countries & Cultures, Georgia: http://www.everyculture.com/Ge-It/Georgia.html What’s In A Country Name?: http://www.geocurrents.info/place/russia-ukraine-and-caucasus/what%E2%80%99s-in-a-country-name-the-georgiagruziya-controversy About Georgia: http://gamarjoba-georgia.ge/web/about-georgia/?lang=en Georgia Asks Friends To Stop Calling It ‘Gruzia’: https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia_asks_friends_to_stop_calling_it_gruzia/24264848.html The Story of How Our States Were Named: https://www.amazon.com/U-S-State-Names-Stories-States/dp/B00362NCAE George, behind the name: https://www.behindthename.com/name/george Georgina Popularity: http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager#prefix=georgia&sw=both&exact=false PHOTO SOURCES Stalin: US Army Signal Corps AJ Styles: japanese writing Stalin: Heinz Funck Aj Styles: Miguel Discart St. George: Unknown King George II: Thomas Hudson Line Up: Oslo Police Georgia Vermont: Mfwills New Georgia Islands: Julian Ryall Both georgia Island: NASA Field: Myrabella PRONUNCIATION SOURCES Sakartvelo: https://forvo.com/word/ka/sakartvelo/ Kartvelian: https://forvo.com/word/Kartvelian/ Gruziya: https://forvo.com/word/%D0%B3%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%8F/ James Oglethorpe: https://forvo.com/word/james_oglethorpe/#en