VIRGINIA  

Gender: F
Origin: Latin
Meaning: "virginal"

Popularity in 2008: #562

The name of the first child born in America has deep historic and geographic roots, and it has been off the name map for so long it's starting to sound new again.

Variations:
Ginger, Verginia, Virgine, Gingia, Ginny, Verginya, Virgenya, Jenella, Genia, Ginella, Ginya, Genya, Jinjer, Ginelle, Jinny, Geena, Geenia, Virgy, Ginnee, Geenya, Vergie, Jinia, Jinnie, Jenelle, Virgie, Ginni, Virginnia, Jenell, Ginnie, Virge

International Variations:
Gigi, Virginie (French) Vegenia, Wilikinia (Hawaiian) Gina, Ginata, Ginia (Spanish)

Virginia is being discussed in our message boards:

• Davina
• You guys gave me the first name-Now Help Me with a Middle!
• Elimination - girl's combos
• Help Brainstorming New Ideas for Baby Kick
• Middle Names for either CLAIRE or ABIGAIL

Read Nameberry blog posts about Virginia:

• HEROINE NAMES: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part 2: Cultural Icons
• Ooooops! Baby Name Mistakes
• DAD NAMES: NOTEWORTHY NAMES OF SOME FAMOUS FATHERS
• PRINCESS NAMES
• BABY GIRL NAMES FROM ANCIENT ROME