From Latin Virginia, feminine form of Virginius or Verginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical with Vergilius.

• (America) IPA: /vɚˈd͡ʒɪn.jə/

1. A state of USA.

   Synonyms: Old Dominion, State of Virginia, VA, Va., Virg.

2. A former colony that was a part of the British Empire
3. (astronomy) 50 Virginia, a main belt asteroid.
4. A female given name.
   • 1380s-1390s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Physician's Tale

     "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, chapter III, in Poor Jack:

     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.

   • 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.

5. Any of several places, in the United States and elsewhere:
   1. A suburb in Brisbane, Queensland.
   2. A town/suburb in Adelaide, South Australia.
   3. A community in the town of Georgina.
   4. A municipality in Lempira, Honduras.
   5. A town in Cavan, Ireland.
   6. A suburb in Monrovia, Liberia.
   7. A gold mining town in Free State, South Africa.
   8. The former name of an unincorporated community in Placer County, California, now Virginiatown, California.
   9. A city/county seat in Cass County, Illinois.
   10. A city in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
   11. An unincorporated community in Bates County, Missouri.
   12. A village in Gage County, Nebraska.

• (astronomy) 50 Virginia, ㊿

• (given name diminutives) Ginny, Ginger

• French: Virginie
• German: Virginia, Virginien
• Italian: Virginia
• Portuguese: Virgínia
• Russian: Вирджи́ния
• Spanish: Virginia

• French: Virginie
• Portuguese: Virgínia
• Spanish: Virginia