Home Names Virgil

Virgil

99% API Accuracy • 3,125 samples analyzed

male
Male Name 99% confidence

Overview

people
Sample Size 3,125

Gender Distribution

Male: 99.1%
Female: 0.9%

Origin and Meaning

Origin

Latin

Meaning

Virgil is a name of Latin origin, meaning 'staff bearer'. It is derived from the Roman family name Vergilius, which is most likely from the Latin word 'virga' meaning 'a shoot' or 'a twig'. Virgil was the name of an ancient Roman poet known for his epic poem The Aeneid.

Geographic Distribution

This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:

US 2,101 samples
100%
RO 361 samples
100%
FR 268 samples
97%
NL 67 samples
97%
ZA 37 samples
97%
IT 32 samples
100%
ES 30 samples
100%
GB 25 samples
100%
PH 14 samples
100%
DE 13 samples
100%
CI 11 samples
100%
CA 10 samples
90%
CM 9 samples
89%
CH 8 samples
100%
IN 8 samples
88%
BJ 8 samples
100%
BE 8 samples
88%
MD 6 samples
83%
SR 5 samples
100%
ID 5 samples
80%

+ 2 more countries

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