what is virginia's nick name
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Virginia's most familiar state nickname is Old Dominion. The nickname was earned by the loyalty of Virginia to the Royalist cause during the English Civil War and afterward, during the English Commonwealth. The moniker was given by King Charles II in recognition of Virginia's loyalty to the Crown, after the Restoration.
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Virginia Nicknames
Old Dominion
Ancient Dominion
Mother of States
Mother of Presidents
Mother of Statesmen
Cavalier State
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state located in the South Atlantic region of the United States. Virginia has a total area of 42,774.2 square miles (110,784.7 km2), including 3,180.13 square miles (8,236.5 km2) of water, making it the 35th-largest state by area. Virginia is bordered by Maryland and Washington, D.C. to the north and east; by the Atlantic Ocean to the east; byNorth Carolina and Tennessee to the south; byKentucky to the west; and by West Virginia to the north and west. Virginia's boundary withMaryland and Washington, D.C. extends to the low-water mark of the south shore of the Potomac River.
Virginia was named for Queen Elizabeth I of England (she was known as the Virgin Queen). Sir Walter Raleigh may have suggested this name around 1584.
Old Dominion
Ancient Dominion
Mother of States
Mother of Presidents
Mother of Statesmen
Cavalier State
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state located in the South Atlantic region of the United States. Virginia has a total area of 42,774.2 square miles (110,784.7 km2), including 3,180.13 square miles (8,236.5 km2) of water, making it the 35th-largest state by area. Virginia is bordered by Maryland and Washington, D.C. to the north and east; by the Atlantic Ocean to the east; byNorth Carolina and Tennessee to the south; byKentucky to the west; and by West Virginia to the north and west. Virginia's boundary withMaryland and Washington, D.C. extends to the low-water mark of the south shore of the Potomac River.
Virginia was named for Queen Elizabeth I of England (she was known as the Virgin Queen). Sir Walter Raleigh may have suggested this name around 1584.
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