[name]Hi[/name] Nameberries! Still trying to find that perfect girls name… So, one of my favorite names I have put out of my mind for a long time because I worry that she would get picked on mercilessly. [name]Virginia[/name]. I think it is beautiful! But the real reason I love it is because it makes me think of my childhood and reading, “Yes, [name]Virginia[/name], There is a [name]Santa[/name] [name]Claus[/name].” I just think of one of my favorite parts, “[name]Alas[/name]! how dreary would be the world if there were no [name]Santa[/name] [name]Claus[/name]! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias.” Shouldn’t there always be little Virginias? But would she be made fun of? Is the Virgin part of the name just too strong? What do you guys think? Have you known any Virginias? [name]How[/name] do they feel about their name?
Oh I love that line too, such a lovely reason for a name! I absolutely love the “story” behind it.
I know an older [name]Virginia[/name] who goes by [name]Ginny[/name] (That whole [name]Gin[/name]- thing almost feels fresh thanks to [name]Ginnifer[/name] Goodwin, at least to me) and I knew a [name]Virginia[/name] [name]Ann[/name] who was a couple years ahead of me in grade school. I don’t think a little [name]Virginia[/name] would get teased for it! I hope you consider it since it sounds like it’s a long time favorite.
I would say when they are little it wouldn’t matter since a child shouldn’t know the word virgin until puberty. By then one would hope kids wouldn’t be vicious and that she has a good group of friends that won’t pick on her.
However, if it does become an issue, she could easily pick up a nickname like [name]Ginny[/name] or [name]Gina[/name].
I grew up with a [name]Virginia[/name] in the mid 90s. She went by [name]Ginnie[/name] all the time which I think is a shame. To me [name]Virginia[/name] is nice but [name]Ginnie[/name] is shrill.
No Virgin teasing and I knew her during prime name teasing time!
Perhaps I grew up in a particularly merciful pocket of the US, but the Virginias I know both went by [name]Ginny[/name] and never, ever had any difficulty with their name. I think a girl called Viriginia has it a LOT easier than a guy called [name]Virgil[/name].
[name]Virginia[/name] would be refreshing on a young girl. (Country singer [name]Patsy[/name] Cline’s first name was actually [name]Virginia[/name].) If you’re really on the fence, [name]Virginia[/name] would make an excellent middle name.
I absolutely love this name. I know two (grandmother/grand daughter) and neither had been teased for that reason. The grand daughter goes by [name]Ginny[/name]. I don’t think kids these days tease based on name anymore, more on personal behavior.
These posts are making me so happy! Thank you! It truly is one of my favorite pieces of writing, lineska. So much that I started the tradition of reading it on [name]Christmas[/name] with my son, [name]Felix[/name].
The only [name]Virginia[/name] I know was my great grandma. But she loved her name. She went by [name]Ginny[/name] and [name]Vergie[/name] when she was younger.
I hate to be the negative one here, but every [name]Virginia[/name] I know can’t stand her name. [name]Virginia[/name] is my grandmother’s first name, but she’s always gone by [name]Jenny[/name]. The others go by [name]Ginger[/name], their middle name, or a different name entirely. These are all middle aged or elderly women if that makes a difference to you.
I love [name]Virginia[/name]! I knew a [name]Virginia[/name] in high school and she went by [name]Ginger[/name]. She was adorable and popular and everybody loved her.
I think it’s gorgeous, but I may be partial, as it’s my fabulous grandmother’s name! I think short forms [name]Ginny[/name] or even [name]Gina[/name] make the name totally usable these days. I say go for it!
[name]Virginia[/name] is lovely - I wish I heard it more. I only knew a woman in her 20s named [name]Virginia[/name], and she went by the full name. I didn’t know her well enough to ask about teasing.
I hate to be negative, but I wouldn’t give a child the name [name]Virginia[/name] in this day and age. I did in fact go to school with a [name]Virginia[/name] (I just graduated quite recently as well) and she hated her name. People did call her “virgin”. She went by [name]Ginny[/name], which I think is cute.
I like [name]Georgia[/name] better but I see it as a place-name so I don’t think she would get picked on. I do see the ‘virgin’ thing but since it is a state I think it would be fine. :).
My great aunt is [name]Annie[/name] [name]Virginia[/name], nn A.V. or [name]Annie[/name] V but I didn’t start loving the name until recently when [name]Macy[/name]'s started doing the [name]Christmas[/name] commercials with the little cartoon [name]Virginia[/name]. My [name]Annie[/name] ("[name]Annie[/name]" also means Aunt/Auntie) is the only [name]Virginia[/name] I’ve ever now.
Always hated [name]Ginny[/name]/[name]Jenny[/name]. Maybe [name]Nia[/name] or [name]Gina[/name] instead? And I hate to say it but I can picture some little boy teasing a [name]Virginia[/name] with “vagina”. Still love it though
I know a [name]Virginia[/name] in her late 70s who often goes by [name]Jenna[/name]. She’s a bit sharp-tongued and fiery, so I doubt anyone got away with teasing her name, assuming that ever happened.
Nevertheless, I don’t think teasing would really be an issue; it’s not as if it’s something with obvious teasing potential like [name]Dorcas[/name].
I’ve never meet a [name]Virginia[/name] before but I lived in [name]Virginia[/name] for 5 years and now live in DC. So I clearly think of the state before I think of the word Virgin.
Thanks for all your input you guys! It seems like it would all depend on the kids in her school… We will have to think about it some more, since there are other names that don’t have an obvious teasing factor.
rachelxoxo~ I [name]LOVE[/name] the name [name]Georgia[/name]! Sadly, I can’t use it because my nephew is [name]George[/name], and we are a close knit family.
