# Virginia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /vəˈd͡ʒɪn.i.ə/ · frequency rank #2,419

## Definitions
1. A state of the United States. Official name: Commonwealth of Virginia. Capital: Richmond.
2. A former colony that was a part of the British Empire.
3. 50 Virginia, a main belt asteroid.
4. A female given name from Latin.
5. Any of several places, in the United States and elsewhere:
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18. Any of several places, in the United States and elsewhere:
19. Any of several places, in the United States and elsewhere:
20. A surname.

## Etymology
From Latin Virginia, feminine form of Virginius or Verginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical with Vergilius. The state/colony was named for Elizabeth I as the Virgin Queen, equivalent to virgin + -ia.

## Easily confused with
- **virginity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/virginia-vs-virginity)
- **Virginian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/virginia-vs-virginian)
- **virgin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/virgin-vs-virginia)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ivrginia`, `vigrinia`, `virgginia`, `virgiina`, `virginai`, `virginnia`, `virgniia`, `virignia`, `virrginia`, `vriginia`, `vvirginia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/virginia