Virginiana

Meaning: (Virginia: Maiden, The name was originally spelled Verginia, and was the feminine form of an ancient Roman clan name, Verginius. With time, its spelling changed due to its association with the Latin tem “Virgo”, meaning “Maiden”. This meaning has been used for the name ever since. Popular in America since the mid 19^th Century; the first child born in America was Virginia Dare, in 1597. The state of Virginia was named as homage to the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth I. Author Virginia Woolf. Ana: Favor, Grace, Spanish variant of Anne. Ana is often blended with names like Analee and Anarosa.)

Origin: (Latin, Hebrew, Greek)

Pronunciation: (Virginia: vir-JIN-yah Ana: AHN-ah Virginiana: vir-JIN-ee-AHN-ah)

Gender: Female

One of the Latin names for Witch Hazel plant. I was looking through my Using Wayside Plants book which I am using for research on a novel I am writing. I have decided to use this as a character name and this is the second time I have used the Latin name of a plant for a character name. It may look a bit strange and sound odd when said but it is so pretty to me. It seems light and very feminine.