Farmer or earth-worker
Georgiy is the Russian form of the Greek name Georgios. It is derived from the Greek elements 'ge', meaning earth, and 'ergon', meaning work, originally denoting someone who worked the land.
Less common today
Georgiy isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,904 in 2015.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).
Marshal of the Soviet Union during World War II
Soviet and Russian comic actor
Renowned Soviet film director