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Where does “Virginia” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Virginia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinVirginia—
2LatinVerginia—

Words derived from “Virginia”

  • Ginger
  • Virginian
  • virginium
  • virginianus
  • Virginia
  • virginianpeura
  • Virginia
  • バージニア
  • Virginia
  • Virjeeney
  • Bijíniyah Hahoodzo
Every word from Latin Verginia →