Virgil name - Meaning of Virgil
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 5
- Usage
- English, Romanian, Latin
- Pronounced
- VUR-jəl (English)
- Virgil Meaning
- From the Roman family name Vergilius which is of unknown meaning. This name was borne by the 1st-century Bc Roman poet Publius Vergilius Maro, commonly called Virgil, who was the writer of the 'Aeneid'. Due to him, Virgil has been in use as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century. Virgil is derived from the Latin name "Vergilius", which was the name of the famous Roman poet who wrote "The Eclogues" and "Georgics" and other famous books including "The Aeneid". The actual meaning of the name Vergilius is however not known.
Virgil Related Names
Variants: Vergil (English), Virgiliu (Romanian)
Other Languages: Vergilius (Ancient Roman), Virgilio (Italian), Virgilius (Late Roman), Virgilijus (Lithuanian), Virgílio (Portuguese), Virgilio (Spanish)
Virgil Celebrities
Virgil Carter - football player, Virgil Goode - politician, Virgil Jester - baseball player, Virgil Seay - football player, Virgil Thomson - composer,
