Virginia
Latin at root, from the Roman family name Verginius; the sense of "maiden, chaste" came later, pulled in from the nearby word virgo. On a Polish register it reads as a guest: most Poles have never met one.
Virginia Pronunciation
What Virginia means
Where Virginia comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Virginia begins in Latin, with the Roman family name Verginius. The sense of "maiden" or "virgin" came later, drawn from the nearby word virgo. So the short meaning grew from association, and the old family name stayed the real root.
The Roman historian Livy records a young Virginia, killed by her own father to spare her from a corrupt magistrate's claim. That grim tale tied the name early to honour and to the unmarried girl.
The name settled in English and Italian. In 1584 the English colony of Virginia took its label from Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen, and the link with chastity carried over. Later the writer Virginia Woolf gave it a modern owner. On a Polish class register Virginia looks like a guest, an import rather than a home-grown Wanda or Jadwiga, yet its Polish gloss stays plain: dziewica, czysta, the maiden.
How many people are named Virginia
1 in 90903 women in Poland is named Virginia. 248 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1956 among female names.
Virginia's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been falling steadily since 2000.
Virginia as a middle name
Virginia is a first name for 248 women in Poland and a middle name for another 120, a 67/33 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 600th, between Suzanne (120) and Natasha (119).
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#598 Laila120
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#599 Suzanne120
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#600 Virginia120
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#601 Natasha119
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#602 Olena119