Virginia was named in honor of Queen Elizabeth I. West Virginia seceded from Virginia when Virginia seceded from the Union. West Virginia is not named after anyone, per se.
West Virginia got its name because it succeeded from Virginia and is west of Virginia hence West Virginia.
Virginia which was named for Queen Elizabeth I known as the Virgin Queen.
Virginia or West Virginia
There's an Appalachia in Virginia that is about 400 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. West Virginia is in Appalachia, but there is no town named Appalachia in West Virginia.
Governor James Wood of Virginia.
it was almost named kanawha but the president thought of a better name west Virginia
West Virginia
It was named after me Juergen Dawes Originally from Jamaica
Xanthia Way is the name of a street in Weirton, West Virginia. In New Cumberland, West Virginia, there is a street named Xavier Lane.
While others can be named Don Knotts as Barney seems to exemplify West Virginia best.
There are towns named Looneyville in Texas and in West Virginia.