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Character Name

Virginie

Meaning — Virginie is the French feminine form of Virginia, derived from the Roman family name Virginius, possibly from the Latin virgo meaning "virgin" or "maiden". The name gained literary fame through Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's 1788 novel Paul et Virginie, one of the most beloved French novels of the 18th century, whose heroine became an archetype of natural innocence and tragic purity.·French origin·Female·veer-zhee-NEE

Virginie Virginie carries the French Romantic ideal of natural virtue and tender innocence, deeply linked to Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's idyllic vision of uncorrupted emotion. In contemporary French fiction, however, Virginie can also project a quiet confidence and earthly sensuality, used as a name for women of sophisticated yet unaffected character in stories from Paris to the French overseas territories.

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Historical FictionLiterary FictionRomanceHistorical Romance

Famous characters named Virginie

Virginie

Paul et Virginie Bernardin de Saint-Pierre

The pure-hearted heroine raised in tropical Mauritius whose love for Paul and tragic death made her one of the most celebrated heroines of French Romantic literature.


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Virginie BeaumontVirginie RenardVirginie DelacroixVirginie FontaineVirginie DuplessisVirginie Lemaire

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