connor8383 t1_jedzylk wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:56 AM

Reply to comment by VA_Wineaux in How do yall pronounce Leigh st? by jortynelson

NC native here, I’m also a UNC alum and duke named their business school the Fuqua school of business. The interactions I’ve had with their alums has led me to call it the fuckwad school of business instead.

In NC, there’s also a town called Fuquay-Varina. Pronounced “few-qway va-ree-nuh” but it makes you feel like you’re saying something dirty every time

VA_Wineaux t1_jee18n2 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:14 AM

There's an area north of Richmond, VA named Varina...but it's pronounced the anatomical way. Not to be confused with the small town in Buckingham County named Wingina.

throddlerx2 t1_jeh4il6 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:51 PM

And the name Varina is from Varina Davis - First Lady of the Confederacy. She does have a pretty grave at Hollywood Cemetery! There is also a town called Regina, VA (with a long I), where the airborne Ebola outbreak happened. The funny thing is when I was teaching my Bio students about the Ebola outbreak in Regina, they giggled at the name. I reminded them that they were in Varina high school. 🤣