Virginia
Pronunciation
- US IPA: /vÉˈdʒɪn.jÉ™/
Origin
From Latin Virginia, feminine form of Virginius or Verginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical with Vergilius. The state was named for Elizabeth I as the Virgin Queen.
Full definition of Virginia
Proper noun
Virginia
(plural Virginias)- A state of the United States of America. Capital: Richmond. Largest city: Virginia Beach.
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- 1380s-1390s, Geoffrey Chaucer, "Daughter," quoth he, "Virginia by thy name,
There be two wayes, either death or shame,
That thou must suffer, - alas that I was bore! - 1840 Frederick Marryat, Poor Jack, Chapter III,Here, in due time, she was brought to bed of a daughter, whom she christened by the name of Virginia; not so much out of respect to her last mistress, who bore that name, as because she considered it peculiarly ladylike and genteel.
- 1854 Lydia Sigourney, The Western Home, and Other Poems, Parry & McMillan, 1854, page 87 ,O sweet Virginia Dare!
Thou art the lily of our love,
The forest's sylph-like queen,
The first-born bud from Saxon stem
That this New World hath seen! - 1956 Charlotte Armstrong, A Dram of Poison, Coward-McCann, pages 164-165:She said her name was Virginia Severson. It suited her. She looked very virginal, and clean, calm, cool in a Scandinavian sort of way.