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Virginia

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Virginia: American place-name and Latin Meaning of Virginia: "virginal" Virginia's Popularity in 2012: #579
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The name of the first child born in America to English parents, Virginia has deep historic and geographic roots. Virginia has been off the name map for so long it's starting to sound new again.

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Famous People Named Virginia

Virginia Madsen, American actress
Virginia Capers, American actress
Virginia Woolf, English writer
Virginia Williams, American actress
Virginia Katherine McMath, birth name of American actress Ginger Rogers
Virginia Hamilton, American children's author
Virginia Satir, American author and psychotherapist
Virginia Hensley, birth name of American singer Patsy Cline
Virginia Dare, first child born in America to English parents
Countess Virginia Oldoini, Italian courtesan
Virginia Zucchi, Italian ballerina
Virginia Gamba, daughter of Galileo (later known as Sister Maria Celeste)

Pop Culture References for the Name Virginia

Virginia is one of the 50 American states
'Meet Virginia', song by Train
'Leave Virginia Alone', song by Rod Stewart / Tom Petty
'Virginia', song by Tori Amos
Virginia Brush, character in 'The Strawberry Blonde'
Virginia Lewis is the main character in the miniseries 'The 10th Kingdom'
'Yes, Virginia' - a 2009 Christmas special that tells the story of Virginia O'Hanlon writing to 'The Sun'
Virginia Dare, vanilla extract company
Virginia Chance, character on TV series 'Raising Hope'
"My name's Virginia - Virgin for short but not for long." (from 'Something Happened' by Joseph Heller)

Nicknames & Variations for Virginia

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

Virginia's International Variations

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

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