Virgill Forename

720,105th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Iceland

Virgill Forename Definition:

Found as a baptismal name prior to 1650. Derived, like the surname Vergil, from the bard of Mantua. Angelus Politianus writes the poet’s name Vergilius; Pierius, Virgilius; Suidas, in Greek Ο’υεργίλιος; Stephanus, in the Mantua diction, βιργίλιος.

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Virgill Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa
100%
651:838,96433,948
Netherlands
100%
501:338,0429,978
United States-201:18,126,849152,460
Namibia
100%
71:343,4545,692
Philippines
57%
 
71:15,144,211189,875
Bahamas-21:199,6852,758
England-21:27,801,460132,211
Iceland
100%
21:183,0085,215
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Paraguay-11:7,236,80516,549
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512

Virgill (96) may also be a surname.

Virgill Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found as a baptismal name prior to 1650. Derived, like the surname Vergil, from the bard of Mantua. Angelus Politianus writes the poet’s name Vergilius; Pierius, Virgilius; Suidas, in Greek Ο’υεργίλιος; Stephanus, in the Mantua diction, βιργίλιος. The name has been variously derived from Vergiliæ, the stars called the Pleiades; from virga, a garland of laurel; and virga populea, ‘quæ post ejus ortum more gentis humi defixa est.’

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Virgill Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

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Vergill8612/
Virgell8612/
Virjill866/
Firgill865/
Virguil863/
Vhirgil862/
Virgyll862/
Virhgil862/
Virggil862/
Virgilp862/
Virrgil862/
Virrill862/
Virgail862/
Virghil862/
Veirgil861/
Virgild861/
Virgilė861/
Virhill861/
Virille861/
Virsgil861/
Viril8357/
Virgl8316/
Virll832/
Verghill801/
Vergil774,164/
Virgel772,114/
Virjil7745/
Birgil7742/
Viriel7732/
Firgil7731/
Virile7725/
Virđil7718/
Virsil7715/
Virgyl7711/
Wirgil7710/
Virhil778/
Vircil778/
Virell777/
Vireil776/
Virzil776/
Verill775/
Vurgil775/
Uirgil774/
Viroil773/
Vioril772/
Virgli772/
Virlle772/
Uirgll771/
Virail771/
Vieril771/
Vyrgil771/
Vyrill771/
Virglt771/
Virgül771/
Viriol771/
Virril771/
Visril771/
Virl73312/
Furgill7169/
Vergiel7160/
Verrill7151/
Visrail7145/
Fergill7126/
Vergell7115/
Virguel7111/
Vhergil718/
Verille717/
Virelle717/
Viorell716/
Vergail715/
Virchil715/
Virzell714/
Verzill714/
Verhill714/
Verjill714/
Bergill714/
Virzhil713/
Virjell713/
Verdgil712/
Virgael712/
Virghel712/
Virdzil712/
Virdžil712/
Vithril712/
Vitrell712/
Birgild712/
Verguil712/
Birgiel711/
Birgilt711/
Birgyll711/
Birrill711/
Bairgil711/
Fiergil711/
Verghil711/
Versill711/
Vhirgel711/
Vercill711/
Viraile711/
Vierell711/
Viergel711/
Wirille711/
Vircell711/
Virdjil711/
Viruell711/
Virhell711/
Viricel711/
Virjail711/
Vitrail711/
Virhgel711/
Vergyll711/
Firgell711/
Fregill711/
Hvergil711/
Wiril67177/
Veril67147/
Biril67130/
Virel6796/
Virle6759/
Birgl6730/
Vitrl6710/
Vyril6710/
Vierl678/
Viryl678/
Veirl677/
Vuirl673/
Verhille673/
Vairl672/
Virshell672/
Virdzhil672/
Birchill671/
Birll671/
Furhgill671/
Verghell671/
Vherhill671/
Vherjill671/
Vhiergel671/
Veargell671/
Vaitrail671/
Vir'l671/
Vieruell671/
Virchell671/
Virhelle671/
Virjayll671/
Virld671/
Vithruil671/
Phirgell671/
Whirgell671/
Viorl671/
Vairelle671/
Wurgl501/

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