Meaning and Origin
What does the name Virginia mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- According to 2 people from Michigan, U.S., the name Virginia means "Fair maiden".
- According to a user from Virginia, U.S., the name Virginia is of Roman origin and means "Virgin".
- A user from South Africa says the name Virginia means "Young lady".
- A submission from Nebraska, U.S. says the name Virginia means "Pure".
- A town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range
- A state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
- One of the British colonies that formed the United States
From Latin Virginia, feminine form of Virginius or Verginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical with Vergilius. The state was named for Elizabeth I as the Virgin Queen.
- A state of the United States. Official name: Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Synonyms: Old Dominion, State of Virginia, VA, Va., Virg.
- (astronomy) 50 Virginia, a main belt asteroid.
- A female given name from Latin.
- Any of several places, in the United States and elsewhere:
- A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
- A town, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
- A community in the town of Georgina, Ontario, Canada.
- A municipality of Lempira department, Honduras.
- A town in County Cavan, Ireland.
- A suburb of Monrovia, Liberia.
- A gold mining town in Free State, South Africa.
- The former name of an unincorporated community in Placer County, California, now Virginiatown.
- A city, the county seat of Cass County, Illinois, United States.
- A city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Bates County, Missouri, United States.
- A village in Gage County, Nebraska, United States.
Virginia was also found in the following language(s): Danish, Finnish, Italian, Latin, and Spanish