Baby name
RISING
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 Virgil
/VER · jil/
Meaning
“Strong, flourishing”
From the Roman poet's name Vergilius, of Etruscan origin; borne by the author of the Aeneid and used by Dante as his guide through Hell in the Divine Comedy.
Nicknames
virge · virgil
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Carries enormous literary weight; currently in quiet revival among literary-minded American parents.
The cultural moment.
Common in the American South through the early 20th century; gaining renewed interest in the US since 2015.