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Question: What do you think of the name "Virginia"!?
What feelings, images, emotions, etc!. does it conjure up when you hear it (if any)!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Virginia Woolf!.
Feminist!. A bit - aloof!. Very smart!. Quirky!. Sometimes funny!. Amused often!. A tad romantic!.
Victorian!.
Weird old black dress with weird old pendant!. Heh!.
A slight scowl!.
Neat handwriting!.
Tiny hands!.
Often day-dreaming-musing!.
At the very core below the aloofness - extremely kind hearted!.

That's the first bit of - images, etc that come to my mind with the mention of 'Virginia'!.
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Virginia is a beautiful name!

Virginia is a very popular female first name and a popular surname!.

It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "maiden"!. The name was originally spelled Verginia, and was the feminine form of an ancient Roman clan name, Verginius; which is of unknown meaning, but long associated with Latin virgo "maid, virgin"!. With time, its spelling changed due to its association with the Latin term "virgo", meaning "maiden"!. This meaning has been used for the name ever since!. It is a name Verginius According to a legend, it was the name of a Roman woman killed by her father so as to save her from the clutches of a crooked official!.

Popular in the US since the mid 19th century; the first child born in America was Virginia Dare, in 1587 on Roanoke Island!. The state of Virginia was named as homage to the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth I!. This was the name of the first English baby born in the New World!. Perhaps because of this, the name has generally been more popular in America than elsewhere in the English-speaking world, though in both Britain and America it was not often used until the 19th century!. The baby was named after the Colony of Virginia, which was itself named for Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth I!. Author Virginia Woolf; tennis player Virginia Wade!. A more recent bearer was the English novelist Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)!.

Virginia has 37 variant forms: Geena, Geenia, Geenya, Genia, Genya, Gigi, Gina, Ginella, Ginelle, Ginger, Gingia, Ginia, Ginnee, Ginni, Ginnie, Ginny, Ginya, Jenell, Jenella, Jenelle, Jinia, Jinjer, Jinnie, Jinny, Verginia, Verginya, Virge, Virgena, Virgene, Virge, Virgenya, Virgie, Virgina, Virgine, Virginie, Virginnia and Virgy!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

"Meet Virginia" a song from the band Train (great song, btw)
But it reminds me of vagina and also of a girl who started dating a guy a fancied, and she was oh so ugly!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

virginity, but also sex, an ocean, the state of Virginia, USA!.!.!.!. ummm, a girl with blonde hair, blue eyes, and a sexy, but innocent body!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I love it! One of my best friends name is Virginia!. We call her Ginnie! She is vivacious and full of life, and when I think of the name I think of everything she is!Www@QuestionHome@Com

---the state of Virginia
---"Carry me back to old Virginie"
---usually a refined and genteel choice of a woman's name
---Jenny
---the Virginia reel
---Virginia WoolfWww@QuestionHome@Com

I love the name
alot
its old and classic
and yeah it came from virgin
but
its cool pure
and something better than ll these made up names
like destaneey
tenielle
etc
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Doesn't it derive from Elizabeth I "The Virgin Queen"!. Besides that it is a really nice name!.!.Ginny for short!. A lot of nice people have that nameWww@QuestionHome@Com

lol!. vagina!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Things that come to mind:
- Old
- Proper
- VaginaWww@QuestionHome@Com

olive oil - italian, borwn hairWww@QuestionHome@Com

Peanuts!.!.!. and oodles of nicknames that nobody would want to be called in grade school!. Kids are cruel!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

its pretty old fashioned, im not a fan - sorry!Www@QuestionHome@Com

west virginia where ive lived my whole life v!.vWww@QuestionHome@Com

an old woman!.Www@QuestionHome@Com