Popular Cities in Canada. Top cities in Canada, page 1, based on popularity among TravBuddy members. French and English, European and North American: Montreal is a city full of eclectic influences. Niagara Falls is a Canadian city on the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of south-central Ontario. Victoria, British Columbia.
The state of Virginia is named after Queen Elizabeth I of England who was known as the Virgin Queen because she did not take a consort. + 29 others found this useful.
The name was one of the very first in the new American Colonies, and certainly the first with status. Sir Thomas Dale (1560-1619) being Marshall of Virginia in 1609, and Governor from 1611 to 1618. Sir Thomas was responsible for the original land grants to the new settlers from the English Crown.