Virago

Virago, (Latin virago = a male acting virgin, a virgin hero, heroine; Viragines plur. ) Referred to in German ( in the upscale colloquial language ) and English - usually pejoratively - a young " virago ".

The "heroes Mermaid " in Latin, was a positive word occupied. Related words are vir for man, derived from virtus for virtue or manliness, and virgo Virgo. As belli virago (ie goddess of war ) Minerva was called. Virago was also alone for the term " goddess ".

In anthropology, the term is sometimes used for women with " vermännlichtem " behavior or appearance.