Virginia
Meaning: Its source is virgo, a Latin name meaning "Maiden."
Origin: "virgo."
Languages: This girl's name is used in English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish and Danish.
Nicknames: Gin, Ginger, Gini, Ginia, Ginie, Ginney, Ginnie, Ginny, Giny, Jenny, Jin, Virgie and Jini
Non-English Forms: Virginie
Popularity: The name Virginia ranked 379th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 35th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
Narrative: This name was first spelled Verginia, and was the feminine form of an ancient Roman clan name, Verginius. Over time its spelling changed due to its association with the Latin term virgo, meaning ''maiden.'' This meaning has driven the use of the name ever since.
In 1587, this was the name given the first baby born to English colonists in the New World, Virginia Dare. Both the baby and her home colony were named for Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen of England.
The state of Virginia still proudly bears this name. Virginia Dare's fate was different. She and the rest of the colonists on Roanoke Island mysteriously disappeared within three years of her birth, creating the legend of The Lost Colony which has been reinacted in a grand pageant every summer since 1937.
Leadership
- Virginia M. Apuzzo (born 1941)
American feminist, lesbian, and lecturer.
- Advocate for lesbian and gay rights (see list of Noted Social Reformers and Educators)
- Virginia Ellis Jenckes (born 1877, died 1975)
American politician.
- Representative, D-Indiana, 1933-39 (see list of Women in the House of Representatives)
- Virginia Sanders
American educator.
- 1965 National Council of Women''s Women of Conscience award winner for her work in continuing education for women returning to the workforce (see list of Women of Conscience Award winners)
- Virginia Dodd Smith (born 1911)
American politician.
- Representative, R-Nebraska, 1975-1991 (see list of Women in the House of Representatives)
Miscellaneous
- Virginia Apgar
American physician.
- Member of National Women''s Hall of Fame (see list of National Women's Hall of Fame Members)
- Virginia Bower
- 1949 Rose Queen (see list of Tournament of Roses, Rose Bowl Queens)
- Virginia Goodhue
- 1948 Rose Queen (see list of Tournament of Roses, Rose Bowl Queens)
Sports
- Virginia Duenkel
American athlete.
- 1964 Olympic swimming gold medal winner for 400m Freestyle (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Freestyle Swimming)
- Virginia Gilder
Olympic rower.
- Asthmatic (see list of Athletes Who Have Asthma)
- Virginia Park Norton
- Member of the Women''s International Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of Women's International Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
- Virginia Ruzici
- 1978 French Open tennis champion (see list of French Open Tennis Champions)
- Virginia Wade
- 1968 U.S. Open tennis champion (see list of U.S. Open Tennis Champions)
- 1977 Wimbledon tennis champion (see list of Wimbledon Tennis Champions)
- 1972 Australian Open tennis champion (see list of Australian Open Tennis Champions)
- Virginia Van Wie
American golfer.
- 1934 Associated Press Athlete of the Year (see list of Associated Press Athletes of the Year)
Stage and Screen
- Virginia Bellamy
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Hannah Gordon (see list of Characters on ''Upstairs, Downstairs'')
- Virginia Capero
Actress.
- 1974 Tony Award winner for her performance in Raisin (see list of Tony Winners for Best Actress in a Musical)
- Virginia Cherrill
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Virginia Field
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Virginia Mayo (born 1920)
American actress.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Virginia Valli
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
The Literary World
- Virginia Hamilton
- 1975 Newbery Medal winner, for M.C. Higgins the Great (see list of Newbery Medal Winners)
- Virginia Kirk
Fictional character.
- The Whites'' neighbor in Stephen King''s novel Carrie (see list of Characters in Carrie)
- Virginia Sorensen
- 1957 Newbery Medal winner, for Miracles on Maple Hill (see list of Newbery Medal Winners)
- Virginia Woolf (born 1882, died 1941)
English novelist and essayist.
- Wrote A Room of One''s Own (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
Teasing Nicknames:
- Vagina
- Virgin Surgeon
- Virginal
- Virgin
- West Virginia
- Virgin Islands
Name: Virginia
List:
- Virginia on Google
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