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Virgene
How to Pronounce Virgene
Pronounced ver-JEEN /vɜrˈdʒiːn/Medium
Meaning: Virgene is a shortened, respelled variant of Virginia, or of its pet form Virgie. Virginia comes from the Roman gens name Verginius and was later associated with the Latin virgo, 'maiden', an association strengthened by Queen Elizabeth I, the 'Virgin Queen', for whom the colony of Virginia was named. Virgene keeps that sense in a trimmer two-syllable shape.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Virgene is a compact spelling-variant of Virginia, a name rooted in the old Roman Verginius family and long linked by folk association to the Latin word for 'maiden'. Alongside the pet form Virgie, Virgene reflects how families clipped the longer Virginia to a soft -gene ending, giving it an up-to-date sound for its day.
Across United States records Virgene was always a minor form, drawing only a couple dozen girls a year even at its high around 1927 while Virginia stood among the most popular names of the era. A girl named Virgene then belongs to a great-grandmother's generation now, her name a quiet cousin of a national favorite.
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What does the name Virgene mean?
It is a variant of Virginia, from the Roman family name Verginius, later associated with the Latin word for 'maiden'.
How do you pronounce Virgene?
It's said ver-JEEN /vɜrˈdʒiːn/, two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Virgene a boy or girl name?
Virgene is used as a girl's name.
Is Virgene a popular name?
No, it was always rare, a variant of Virginia that saw only faint use in the early twentieth century, around the nineteen-twenties.