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A list of US state slogans is available, as well as a list of US state State Name, origin of the state names, and the state resident's names.

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Virginia State Names

Virginia Name Etymology and State Nicknames

Middle Atlantic

Old Dominion
Ancient Dominion
Mother of States
Mother of Presidents
Mother of Statesmen
Cavalier State

Origin of Virginia State Name

Virginia was named in 1584 in honor of Queen Elizabeth of England, who was popularly called the "Virgin Queen." The name Virginia is the feminine form of the Latin word Virginius.

Virginia is often called the Cavalier State for its early settlers who were loyal to England, and the Mother of States because it was the first to be colonized.

The predominance of the Virginia aristocracy in early United States politics and diplomacy lend Virginia the additional nicknames of the Mother of Presidents and the Mother of Statesmen.

Nicknames

Old Dominion / Ancient Dominion

Virginia has the oldest citation for any state nickname. Old Dominion has its first recorded sighting in 1778, but this derives from Ancient Dominion, the nickname for the state from the end of the 17th century.

England's King Charles II quartered the arms of Virginia on his shield in 1663, adding Virginia to his dominions of Ireland, Scotland, and France), Cavalier State (for early settlers who were loyal to England)

Mother of States

It is also known as the Mother of States, being the first state to be colonized (a name not attributed to Virginia until 1855, whereas Connecticut had been given the name in 1838),

Mother of Presidents and Mother of Statesmen

Because Virginia supplied seven of the first twelve of the US Presidents. Virginians who served as president include George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

Cavalier State

Virginia is often called the Cavalier State for its early settlers who were loyal to England

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Virginia is for Lovers

Virginia Postal Code

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Virginia Resident's Name

Virginian

State Names

State Names & Nicknames

The etymologies of some US state names are more obvious than others, derived from the Spanish or French tongue. Though, more than half of the US state names come from Native American tribal languages, with several still a mystery to scholars and historians.

name \ˈnām\
noun

Etymology:Middle English, from Old English nama; akin to Old High German namo name, Latin nomen, Greek onoma, onyma

Date: before 12th century

a: a word or phrase that constitutes the distinctive designation of a person or thing

b: a word or symbol used in logic to designate an entity

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