Virginia f
English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, and Swedish: from the feminine form of Latin Virginius (more correctly Verginius; cf. VIRGIL (SEE Virgil)), a Roman family name. It was borne by a Roman maiden killed, according to legend, by her own father to spare her the attentions of an importunate suitor. It does not seem to have been used as a given name in the Middle Ages. It was bestowed on the first American child of English parentage, born at Roanoke, Virginia, in August 1587. It has since become very popular. Both child and province were named in honour of Elizabeth I, the ‘Virgin Queen’.
Cognate: French: Virginie (sometimes also used in the English-speaking world).
First names dictionary. 2012.