Virgin
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A name tied to purity and consecration, though far more familiar as a title than as a given name.
Meaning
Literally, virgin means an unmarried woman or maiden, from Latin *virgo* / *virginis*. In Christian usage, it became closely associated with the Virgin Mary and with ideas of purity, devotion, and consecration. The excerpts also show it as a devotional second name “committed to the protection of the Virgin,” rather than a common standalone baptismal name.
Origin
EnglishLatinfeminine
Fun fact
In older devotional naming, “Virgin” could function as a protective second name, especially in Catholic countries, rather than as a regular first name.