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Siblings for Virginia?!?!

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Siblings for Virginia?!?!

I've recently fallen deeply in love with the name Virginia, which is odd since she doesn't fit in with my usual style AT ALL!
This poses a problem since I usually group names together in what their siblings would be (Eulalie and Twyla would be sisters, but not Eulalie and Annora)
I'm having a hard time finding sisters and brothers for Virginia!!
Could you lovely name enthusiasts help me out a bit, please?

And also, what do you think of the name Virginia?

Thanks in advance!!

Re: Siblings for Virginia?!?!

I love the name Virginia, although I'm not sure if it is likely to come back in in English-speaking countries :(

Off the top of my head :
Alexandra
Constance
Penelope
Primrose
Wilhelmina.

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I love Virginia nn Ginger. Can't help myself.
Virginia without the nn Ginger and
Alberta
Beatrix
Claudine
Dorothea
Eudora
Frances
Georgia
Helena
Irene
Josephine
Kaye
Leonora
Minerva
Pauline
Rosemary
Winifred

Virginia with the nn Ginger and
Beatrix nn Trixie
Cordelia nn Delia
Estelle nn Stella
Frances nn Francie
Henrietta nn Hattie
Imogene nn Immy
Josephine nn Josie
Lucinda nn Cinda
Margaret nn Maisie
Millicent nn Millie
Ottilie nn Tillie
Philippa nn Pippa
Rosemary nn Romy
Winifred nn Winnie

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I think Virginia has an underused, strong and elegant feel to it :)

Virginia and...

Alexandra
Belinda
Constance*
Delia
Eugenie
Euphemia
Frances
Genevieve
Harriet
Henrietta*
Imogen*
Kathryn
Lucinda
Madeleine
Marguerite*
Octavia
Ophelia
Penelope
Primrose*
Prudence
Rebecca
Sabina
Theresa
Wilhelmina
Willa

I've starred the ones I think fit best with Virginia.

Sorry for any repeats!

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I think Viriginia is a beautiful name, but I knew a Virginia growing up who was teased with female anatomy jokes.

I can see Virginia with:

Augusta
Beatrice
Cordelia
Dorothy
Eleanor
Frances
Felicity
Georgiana (place theme, though)
Iris
Isadora
Josephine
Louisa
Mabel
Rosalind
Rose
Susannah
Theodora
Tess

Good luck! :-)

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My MIL is named Virginia, nn Ginger her entire life. She was one of 11 siblings..
sisters:
Ruth
Patricia
Mary Louise
Trudy
Mary

I love Ginger as a nn!

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kelly wrote:My MIL is named Virginia, nn Ginger her entire life. She was one of 11 siblings..
sisters:
Ruth
Patricia
Mary Louise
Trudy
Mary

I love Ginger as a nn!


Awesome! Could you tell me what her brothers were named?

I'm loving all the suggestions, thank you! I didn't think of Constance, silly me... I love Constance! And a whole lot of the other suggestions, Primrose in particular, but I'll go through them all more thoroughly and save the best in my mental Virginia file ^^
I'm not too fond of the Ginger nickname, though, I much prefer Ginny...

How about some boy names to go with all these lovely ladies?
That would be very much appreciated! :)

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I love Constance!! :)

Boys:

Alec
Alistair
Anton
August
Benedict
Bennett
Damian
Duncan
Ellis
Emmett
Everett
Felix
Foster
Garrett
Graham
Gregor
Jasper
Magnus
Maximilian
Reuben
Roderick
Rufus
Rupert
Russell
Theodore
Tobin
Xavier

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dearest wrote:
kelly wrote:My MIL is named Virginia, nn Ginger her entire life. She was one of 11 siblings..
sisters:
Ruth
Patricia
Mary Louise
Trudy
Mary

I love Ginger as a nn!


Awesome! Could you tell me what her brothers were named?

I'm loving all the suggestions, thank you! I didn't think of Constance, silly me... I love Constance! And a whole lot of the other suggestions, Primrose in particular, but I'll go through them all more thoroughly and save the best in my mental Virginia file ^^
I'm not too fond of the Ginger nickname, though, I much prefer Ginny...

How about some boy names to go with all these lovely ladies?
That would be very much appreciated! :)


I love the name Constance, and I have been forgetting about it.
Boys' names to go with Virginia:
Well, George of course since George Washington was from Virginia.
Albert
Charles
Chester
Edward
Frank
George - had to put it in twice
Grant
Henry
James
John
Lawrence
Miles
Nathaniel
Peter
Philip
Richard
Robert
Theodore
Thomas
William

The Virginia we know has a brother named Anthony and a sister named Lisa. I don't think any of those names go together.

Wow, I just noticed that my list is really different from Elea's. Mine is kind of proper Early American and hers is more fun and vintage. It's funny how we can have such different views of the same name.

For me, Constance feels really Early American, too. I love the Early American style. I think it's really warm and woodsy and cozy. It's how I decorate my house, but I call the way I decorate angry country because it isn't cutesy.

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Virginia is a lovely name and nn of Ginny is very sweet.

Virginia has two sisters named Susannah Quinn and Louisa Melody

Virginia's brothers are Samuel Atticus and Tristan Charles
 
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