Virginia, source of name (Whitney; Smith, The century dictionary and cyclopedia, 10 vols., 1901, vol. 8)
Text: none Quote: Virginia (vėr-jin'i-ä), n . [[...] a general name for the region of the New World between New England and New York and the Spanish possessions: so named in honor of Queen Elizabeth, called "the Virgin queen," the name Virginia being supposed to be derived from L. virgo ( virgin- ), a virgin, but being prop. < L. Virginia , a fem. name, fem. of Virginius , prop. Verginius , the name of a Roman gens.] [...] "Virginia," The century dictionary , in... Whitney, William Dwight; Smith, Benjamin Eli, The century dictionary and cyclopedia, a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge with a new atlas of the world , 10 vols., New York: Published by The Century Co., 1901, vol. 8, p. 6765 . Online Source: archive.org/details/centurydictiona08whit Book Images: Related YouTube Videos: PlayList: PLwbNedje4X62gfSrK_HISVsC7LX6vDBY_