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Virginia and West Virginia, in honor of the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth I.

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There are four US states named after kings or queens: Maryland (Queen Henrietta Maria), Louisiana (King Louis XIV), Georgia (King George II), and Virginia (Queen Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen").


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