What does Virginia mean?

Virginia ▼ as a girls' name is pronounced vir-JIN-yah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Virginia is "maiden". The name was originally spelled Verginia, and was the feminine form of an ancient Roman clan name Verginius. With time, its spelling changed due to its association with the Latin term "virgo", meaning "maiden". This meaning has been used for the name ever since. Popular in America since the mid 19th century; the first child born in America was Virginia Dare, in 1597. The state of Virginia was named as homage to the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth I. Author Virginia Woolf; tennis player Virginia Wade.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Vi-, -nia

ASSOCIATED WITH ancient (old), roman, clan (surname), 19th century, virgin, queen

Variations

VARIANTS Geena, Geenia, Geenya, Genia, Genya, Gigi, Gina▼, Ginella, Ginelle, Ginette, Ginger▼, Gingia, Ginia, Ginnee, Ginni, Ginnie, Ginny, Ginya, Jenell, Jenella, Jenelle▼, Jinia, Jinjer, Jinnie, Jinny, Verginia, Verginya, Virge, Virgena, Virgene, Virge, Virgenya, Virgie▼, Virgina, Virgine, Virginie, Virginnia, Virgy

MASCULINE FORM Virginius

How popular is Virginia?

Virginia is a very popular first name for women (#35 out of 4276, Top 1%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#47654 out of 150436, Top 32%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Airina, Birgitta, Divinia, Erlinia, Erminia, Giorgina, Herminia, Irminia, Jorgina, Livinia, Margisia (see Margaret), Reginia, Sardinia, Sirenia, Urainia, Vardina, Varina, Varinka, Verbina, Verina, Verinka (see Vera), Vidonia, Viennia, Vigilia, Vinia, Viridia, Viridian, Viridis and Virna. These names tend to be less commonly used than Virginia.