We, whose names are underwritten, the loyall Subjects of our dread Soveraigne Lord King James, by the Grace of God, of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. Having undertaken for the glorie of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and the honor of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the first Colonie in the Northerne parts ofVirginia; doe by these Presents, solemnly and mutually, in the Presence of God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civill Body politike, for our better ordering and preservation, and furtherance of the ends aforesaid:[...]
2025 March 29, Kristen Rogers, “Over half of US states are trying to eliminate food dyes. Here’s what you can do now”, inCNN[2]:
And on March 21,Virginia passed a law banning colorants from school food, effective July 1, 2027.
2025 June 13, Rosa Flores, “Missing Navy sailor found dead in Virginia, another sailor in custody”, inCNN[3]:
Resendiz was last seen on May 29 in her barracks in Miller Hall at Naval Station Norfolk, according to a missing person’s alert issued byVirginia State Police on June 3.
Here, in due time, she was brought to bed of a daughter, whom she christened by the name ofVirginia; not so much out of respect to her last mistress, who bore that name, as because she considered it peculiarly ladylike and genteel.
1854,Lydia Howard Sigourney,The Western Home, and Other Poems, Parry & McMillan, published1854, page87:
O sweetVirginia Dare! / Thou art the lily of our love, / The forest's sylph-like queen, / The first-born bud from Saxon stem / That this New World hath seen!
She said her name wasVirginia Severson. It suited her. She looked very virginal, and clean, calm, cool in a Scandinavian sort of way.
2022 October 26, Christina Zdanowicz, Claudia Dominguez, Lauren M. Johnson and Sara Smart, “The Waukesha victims included an 8-year-old boy, a loving grandmother and a woman excited to make her debut in the Dancing Grannies”, inCNN[4]:
The city of Waukesha confirmed the names of five victims asVirginia Sorenson, 79; Leanna Owen, 71; Tamara Durand, 52; Jane Kulich, 52; and Wilhelm Hospel, 81.
Any of several places, in theUnited States and elsewhere:
From earlierVerginia, feminine form ofVerginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical withVergilius. Altered in spelling possibly by folk etymology association withvirgō(“maiden, virgin”).
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