Where does “Virginia” come from?

Virginia comes from Latin Virginia, derived from the Roman family name Verginius, whose ultimate origin and meaning remain uncertain.

Virginia (English): A former colony that was a part of the British Empire

Definitions

  1. A former colony that was a part of the British Empire

Ancestry of “Virginia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinVirginia—
2LatinVerginia—

Words derived from “Virginia”

Every word from Latin Verginia →Every word from Latin Virginia →
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