Virginia, virgin. Did the name come first or the word?

[B. Serum]

Which informed the other?

[zev_steinhardt]

Which informed the other?

The state of Virginia was named in honor of Queen Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen.

Zev Steinhardt

[Exapno Mapcase]

Or, if you're a cynic, the "Virgin" Queen. :D

[h.sapiens]

And I believe the first person with the given name Virginia was Virginia Dare, the first English person born in the New World.

[Gary T]

The word "virgin" comes from Latin. I'm sure it was around a long time before a name was derived from it.