Girl · American pet form of a Latin name
Virgie
Say it: VUR-jee
Meaning
A pet form of Virginia, from the Roman family name Verginius, of unknown meaning; the link to Latin virgo 'maiden' is a later association.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Used in the American South around 1880 to 1920.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1900s
In the United States
- 22,458 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1904, about 1 in 1,100 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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