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You know how some people worry about the fact that the word "virgin"is contained within Virginia? Well, what about Virgene, pronounced ver-JEEN? It doesn't contain the word "virgin" but it sounds a lot more like the word than Virginia does.
Somebody does bear this name....I talked to her.
Do you think it's usable? Do you think it would invite teasing?
I really wanted to share, lol.
Somebody does bear this name....I talked to her.
Do you think it's usable? Do you think it would invite teasing?
I really wanted to share, lol.
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If one wanted a variant, Virginie is nice, I think.(French pronounciation)
I went to school with a couple of girls called Virginia.One was usually called Ginger, the other, just Virginia. Neither was ever teased.Not re the idea of being, or not being, a virgin, nor with the states of Virginia/West Virginia.Although this was in Canada, not that we didn't know the state(s) existed.
I went to school with a couple of girls called Virginia.One was usually called Ginger, the other, just Virginia. Neither was ever teased.Not re the idea of being, or not being, a virgin, nor with the states of Virginia/West Virginia.Although this was in Canada, not that we didn't know the state(s) existed.
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It looks way too much like “virgin” to me. Virginia is much better since it has the connection to the state.
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Virgene sounds awful, and definitely not usable.
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If it were spelt Verjean, I wouldn't have immediately made the connection (at least when reading it). But yup, I do think it would invite at least a few snickers.
There were a couple of women actually named Virgin in some 16th & 17th-century records I looked at recently, so obviously it was acceptable to at least some people as a name, at that point in time.
There were a couple of women actually named Virgin in some 16th & 17th-century records I looked at recently, so obviously it was acceptable to at least some people as a name, at that point in time.
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Somehow this word reminds me more of "vagina". Probably because sometimes people say "vajeen".
Yes, I think it would invite teasing more than Virginia would.
Yes, I think it would invite teasing more than Virginia would.
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I saw the title and I thought 'Someone's upped the virgin in Virginia'.
Virgene sounds like someone wanted call their daughter (presumably) 'virgin', but fancy. 'No,no,not virgin, virGENE.'
So, to me, not a great name.
Virgene sounds like someone wanted call their daughter (presumably) 'virgin', but fancy. 'No,no,not virgin, virGENE.'
So, to me, not a great name.
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