Female Name
Virginia
vəɹ.ˈd͡ʒɪn.jə
və.ˈd͡ʒɪn.jə
vir.ˈd͡ʒi.nja
biɾ.ˈxi.nja
Overview
Gender
feminine
Origin
Categories
American Horror Story characters
American states
artists
asteroids
authors
ballerinas
Bloomsbury Group members
blues musicians
Carradine showbiz family
child actors
Writing Systems
ΒιργινίαGreek
Characteristics
How people perceive this name
Overall Rating
75/100
classic160%
mature100%
formal140%
upper class140%
natural65%
wholesome140%
refined140%
strange80%
serious120%
Meaning & Etymology
Feminine form of the Roman family name Verginius or Virginius, which is of unknown meaning, but long associated with Latin virgo "maid, virgin". According to a legend, it was the name of a Roman woman killed by her father so as to save her from the clutches of a crooked official.This was the name of the first English baby born in the New World: Virginia Dare in 1587 on Roanoke Island. Perhaps because of this, the name has generally been more popular in America than elsewhere in the English-speak...