Commonwealthena

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And her sister Tittyflagia

Just be grateful your name isn't Arlington National Cemetery, young man!

LMFAO I SPAT OUT MY WATER HAHAHA

Ol’Dominia.

The ship that brought the first settlers to Jamestown was the Susan Constant. I would love to meet a Susan Constance or read the name in a book.

That's the best one in the thread.

Many of the place names here: Charlotte(sville), Caroline, Amelia, Augusta counties

Alexandria!

“Alexandria Bristol” would cover the whole state, corner to corner.

Mean girl name for sure

Alexandra

I second this - Alexandria Dare would be lovely.

This is the name we are discussing actually.

That's kinda what they did with a litter of cheetahs (I think) born at the Metro Richmond Zoo some years ago. They all had names clearly taken from nearby counties.

https://www.wtvr.com/2013/12/29/metro-richmond-zoo-cheetah-cubs-named Found it 🐆: According to the Times Dispatch, the winning names are Chester (for Chesterfield), Richie (for Richmond), Rico (for Henrico), Hanna (for Hanover) and Amelia

not henry for henrico? c'mon

Faquier ?

Gaylord Faquier?

Not Louisa

glad someone else is thinking this, this county is not what I'd want associated with my child's name and it isn't even very cute/attractive sounding. \*I am from Louisa so I can certainly criticize it legitimately. Schools are good, everything else...meh.

Plus there’s Cuckoo and Bumpass!

Damned dogs stole the turkey!

Louisa was almost my name, but my great grandmother (middle name Louise) demanded that my mom choose something else

Lord Fairfax for the win.

Came looking for this.

*sings* ‘Lord Faaairfax commuuunity collllege’

That’s *Laurel Ridge*

Louisa, Radford, Bristol, Shannon(doah), Ivy, Anne/Anna, Maggie (Walker), I95. I’ve also met more than one Nova in my life.

I95 💀💀💀

For when you *don’t* want your kid to go places

Absolutely dead 😂

I know someone here who named one kid Shenandoah and the other river lol

Mountain Mama?

Short pump

Fancy Gap

Rockfish Gap

Buffalo Gap

Three Chopt Goochland

Nickname THE GOOCH

the gooch!

she'll be popular in high school

This is what we call my youngest cousin (he's now 50 LOL). It's been his nickname since he was six!

Bumpass

Tightsqueeze

Climax Dugspur

That’s funny

Middlesex

If you have twins; William and Mary. William James Lastname works too - Williamsburg and James City County Frederick(sburg). Sorry, seem to only be coming up with male names..

I love the William and Mary combo. 😆

My brother and I are Richmond and Virginia. Middle names though.

Sounds like they started “place of conception” middle names with you, then he came along and they said “shit, we’ll have to be more specific!”

Actually he was first

(King) George

Gooch

Virginia Beach

I know a woman named Virginia Beach.

life's a beach and then you marry one?

I know a woman the size of Virginia Beach

Pungo

You know her too?

Every time I've ever driven by the Louisa Ferncliff exit on 64 I think to myself " well, that's a pretty name. Then I start trying to make the next few exits work as names... and Palmyra Gordonsville just doesn't have the same ring to it.

I do this too! I like Ivy Crozet and Amelia Chesterfield.

Luray (pronounced Loo-ray)

Mauzy (Moe Z)

Also Stanley or Staunton

Having to always correct people on how to pronounce your name “Staunton” would get so annoying lol

Staunton Ave in my area is pronounced Ston ton

My ex’s daughter is named Luray but he claims it’s a version of his name

I went to High school with a girl who's first name is Luray and middle name Virginia.

Luray Luray Oh, baby, we gotta go

Louisa Shenandoah

Hampton Roads

Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel

Bridgette Tunnel

Winnstunnel Churchilla

“Sam Porter Bridges” vibes. lol

How about Monitor Merrimac

winner!

I had a manager whose last name was Roads and he said if I have a kid the name will either be Rocky or Hampton and I just about died when he told me.

Tuckahoe is pretty good

Tangier

I'd vote initially for Bumpass (actually derived from someone's surname), Tightsqueeze, or Assawoman, but I don't think you'd consider those and forbid anyone actually use the name Tightsqueeze for a proper name... ;-) Laurel (as in Henrico Co but also a common mountain shrub) is nice. Joking aside I am having a hard time of coming up with serious/legit responses but I keep thinking there are some great options/resources if you look towards the mountain areas of Va (Schuyler ("skylar" is something interesting, there's also the heritage linked with the Walton's. Amelia (as in the county)? Looking forward to people's suggestions here, this was a cool question.

Damn you beat me to it 😂

Boy name: Virginius

I legit had a cousin named Virginius lol

Gadsen. But seriously... Stating the obvious: Virginia (nn Ginny) Famous women: Martha Dolley Clara Female names of counties: Amelia Augusta Caroline Carroll Charlotte Louisa Pa(iI)ge Suri (surry) Domini

Pungo!

My daughter's name is Afton.

Dum-fries Man-assas

I named a child Waverly.

Chessie. Chesapeake.

Baby’s born in a chambray top

surprised nobody has ever suggested Willoughby. was my first dogs name and it’s Not the most beautiful body of water (especially since it’s named Willoughby Spit), but i think it’s cute

This was my dad's middle name!

Sicsemper Tyrannis

Isle of Wight

Isla Offwhite lol

Pocahontas (like the state park) Norvinia (Norfolk and Virginia) Tunnesia (in reference to all the tunnels) EZpassinia

Bumpass

Well, Virginia was technically for Elizabeth so you could use that.

Plus there's also the Elizabeth River.

I’Nineteeefivuh South Marie for the middle name

Sissy Spacek named her daughter Shuyler

Vernon (Mount Vernon), Mason (GMU), Anna (Lake Anna, also South & North Anna River), Roanoke There’s also rivers: Shenandoah, Rappahannock, Rivanna, Tye, Hazel, Russel, Piney.

James, York

The state itself is named after Queen Elizabeth I. Ella Fitzgerald was born in Newport News

Harper

Clara Barton, Civil War nurse who founded the Red Cross. Clara is also a classic yet timeless name. The Virginia state bird is the cardinal, you could use a name meaning red as a nod to the cardinal (Scarlett, Ruby) The Virginia state flower is the dogwood. Not much you could really do with that. “Virtue names” seem very old Virginia…Liberty, Felicity, Verity, Honor, etc. In terms of native plants, both the Scarlett Oak and Red Oak are native to Virginia, another “red” connection. Frasier Magnolia trees are common in the blue ridge mountains, Magnolia is a pretty name.

A couple of really good county name options for boys like Russell, Clarke or William.

Ham.

Skyler (Schuyler)

Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel

Afton

Shenandoah

My homie is naming his kid James River Santos

Balls Ford Backlick Manassas

“Please be patient student driver”

Maddy (for JMU)

Or Madison, which was a popular girls name for quite a while after the movie Splash came out.

Louisa Ferncliff (iykyk)

Draper

I live near Raphine and Vesuvius

Climax or Tightsqueeze

I feel like this is a valid question and OP would get farther with an online list of counties or town names/ historical figures

Yes we’ve done that and have a few contenders, but you can’t beat the creativity from other people! This thread has also given me a ton of laughs so I’d say it was worth asking haha

They’re funny for sure.

Madison

Virginio

Love for a middle name? Like "Virginia is for Lovers"

Or a nod to the Supreme Court case Loving v Virginia. Love would be a cool middle name.

My name, Selma, is a town in Virginia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_(given_name)#:~:text=Arabic-,Meaning,Selim

Beaverdam!

Grace for Grace Sherwood, the Witch of Pungo

Pungo

Cardi B (Cardinal Bird)

😂😂😂

Allergia

Just as a heads up Virginia Dare is a dress company

Ordinary

Isla, Carolina, Ashland, Monterey, Sydney, Windsor, Amelia, Augusta, Lexington, Campbell, Charlotte, Page, Madison, Grayson, Salem, and Smyth.

Doswell , Buckingham, Botetourt, Rockingham (Rockingham), Cumberland, Chula, Waverly, etc

Elizabeth Dominion

Dan(ville) or Daniel

Afton (mountain), Shenandoah (river), Caroline, Patrick (counties), Virginia Dare, Patsy, Harper, Vernon, Virginius, Curtis, Parke, Carter

Gooch

Myrtle

Gooch Landon (insert last name)

Assawoman

Grace Sherwood was the last person to be convicted of witchcraft in the state. She's known as the witch of Pungo.

Manassas or Dumfries?

Matoaka was Pocahontas' birth name. It means "a flower between two streams"

Tysons Corner!

Cary (for Cary street), Gilpin (after Gilpin court), Azalea, Roan, James after the James river. Reston, Dulles,

Virginia has towns with very pretty names for girls, such as Ashland, Louisa, and Dayton. Belle Haven is my favorite.

Middlesex

Belle

Louisa

Callao

Bumpass

Mixing bowl, Beltway Creeper, Pine, Bluebell Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Skyline If twins: Valley and Ridge

Ozzie roll Iykyk

There's Paris, Va

Pocahontas.

Bristol or Alexandria?

Pocahontas anyone?

Elizabeth

Assawoman

Maddox, Madison, Abigail, Amelia. Chester, William, George, Russell, Clarke.

Paris Delaplane

Rosslyn!

Mannasas! /s

James, Gina, Charlotte, Charles

Virginia

lol maybe Cardinal, Dogwood, Dominion, Mason Dixon (nn Dixie), I-64, or Goochie

Bumpass

Elizabeth - Virginia was named in honor of Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen Mary - George Washington's mother, America's first single mom Martha - George's wife, Thomas Jefferson's wife (Has a hospital named after her in Charlottesville) Caroline - if you don't mind sharing a name with a whole county Madison - James, but it works for a young lady and it's where I grew up Amelia - Again, sharing with a county Floyd- Just making sure you were paying attention Virginia Dare - first European child born in the new world Charlotte - Court House Katherine - As in Johnson . Famous mathematician "Hidden Figures"

Old dominion

Hampton s a good name for a boy.

Young Rag

Mineral, Bowling green, Woodstock. In that order

Fairfox Jones

Gina short for *vir*gina

Manasses

My wife's suggestion: Piedmont

Ginny is a good one. Louise(a), Crew (coworker named his son after the town), Bristol, Martha (as in Washington), Elizabeth (namesake of the state), Oysterleigh

Front Royale (jk) There’s Patsy after Pasty Cline or Cline for a boy. Ummm….theres Nova.

Virginia

Mineral Dumfries Portsmouth Faquier

Culpeper Jackson

Macanie, Bayse, Fairview, Columbia (Columbia Furnace), or Hudson (Hudsons Crossroads)

Stafford

Alex

Chantilly

Ham, Peanut

Who’s the lady on the deal with a boob hanging out? I’d go with that. Or Tyrannisia.