LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Virginia1

Virginia f (genitive Virginiae, masculine Virginius)
Classical[wɪrˈɡɪ.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[virˈd͡ʒiː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. femininea feminine praenomen

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeVirginiaVirginiae
genitiveVirginiaeVirginiārum
dativeVirginiaeVirginiīs
accusativeVirginiamVirginiās
ablativeVirginiāVirginiīs
vocativeVirginiaVirginiae

Virgīnĭa, ae, v. Verginius.

Origins

From earlier Verginia, feminine form of Verginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical with Vergilius. Altered in spelling possibly by folk etymology association with virgō (“maiden, virgin”).

Descendants
  • EnglishVirginia
  • SpanishVirginia

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyVirginiaVirginia. 1. The daughter of L. Virginius, a brave centurion, the attempt made upon whose chastity by App. Claudius was the immediate cause of the dow…
proper noun · femininefirst declension
Virginia2
Virginia f sg (genitive Virginiae)
Classical[wɪrˈɡɪ.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[virˈd͡ʒiː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. New LatinfemininesingularVirginia (a state of the United States)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeVirginia—
genitiveVirginiae—
dativeVirginiae—
accusativeVirginiam—
ablativeVirginiā—
vocativeVirginia—
locativeVirginiae—

Origins

From earlier Verginia, feminine form of Verginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical with Vergilius. Altered in spelling possibly by folk etymology association with virgō (“maiden, virgin”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyVirginiaVirginia. 1. The daughter of L. Virginius, a brave centurion, the attempt made upon whose chastity by App. Claudius was the immediate cause of the dow…

Quick answers

What does Virginia mean in Latin?
Virginia, a proper noun, means “a feminine praenomen”.
What is the genitive of Virginia?
The genitive singular is Virginiae. Virginia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Virginia?
In classical Latin, [wɪrˈɡɪ.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [virˈd͡ʒiː.ni.a].