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What does Virgil mean?
Virgil 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced VER-jil. It is of Latin origin. From Vergilius. Clan name: possibly means "staff bearer", referring to the staff's use as part of official insignia in ancient Rome. The writings of Virgil, the Roman poet-philosopher, have provided classic texts for the study of Roman history and the Latin language for the past 2,000 years. Composer Virgil Thomson.
ASSOCIATED WITH clan (surname), ancient (old), roman, philosopher, classic (medieval)
Variations
VARIANTS Verge, Vergil, Vergilio, Virgilio
SEE ALSO Homer
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Virgil Kalvin (V.K.), ..
How popular is Virgil?
Virgil is a very prominent first name for males (#283 out of 1220, Top 23%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#11349 out of 150436, Top 8%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Virgil reached its highest position of #101 in the U.S. during 1900-1909, and is at #1993 currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Virgil (#1993 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) appearing in the Top 2000 are Homer, Vergil and Virgilio. Usage of these relations of Virgil was at its peak a century ago (AVERAGE #830) and has become significantly diminished since, with forms such as Virgil becoming less fashionable.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Aimil, Bertil, Birgin, Carvil, Ciril, Cyril▼, Derril, Egil, Eigil, Jeril, Jibril, Kiril, Kyril, Meril, Merril, Mihail, Nikhil, Norvil, Orvil, Sirgio, Toril, Trail, Vail, Verill, Verlin, Vernal, Vernin, Verrill, Veryl, Vidal, Videl, Viggo, Vigi, Vinnie, Vireo, Virginio, Virle, Vital and Zindil. These names tend to be less frequently used than Virgil.
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