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.

Nicknames & 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:

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• Names From Songs

Read Nameberry blog posts about Virginia:

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• CHINESE BABY NAMES: Meet little Larry from Shanghai
• VINTAGE NICKNAMES: Girls' Edition