Standard Lemma guide

Virgil

name · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈvɜːdʒɪl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈvɝdʒɪl/
  • CMU ARPABET: V ER1 JH AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

Pūblius Vergilius Marō (70–19 BCE), Roman epic writer from the Augustan period, best known for writing the Aeneid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 2

A male given name from Latin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, mainly

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name

Meaning 3

A settlement in the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 4

A place in the United States:

A township and village therein, in Kane County, Illinois.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 5

A place in the United States:

A minor city in Greenwood County, Kansas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 6

A place in the United States:

A town and census-designated place therein, in Cortland County, New York.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 7

A place in the United States:

A small town in Beadle County, South Dakota.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 8

A place in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 9

Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, archaic

Topics: media, publishing, typography

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Synonyms: slash

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10

noun

Meaning 10

a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid' (70-19 BC)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Vergil, Publius Vergilius Maro

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: poet

History

Etymology

From Middle English Vyrgyle, from Latin Virgilius, from the Roman clan name Vergilius, from Etruscan and of unknown meaning.

An anglicization of French virgule, from Latin virgula.

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Vergilius — Roman writer
  • Albanian: Vergili — Roman writer
  • Arabic: فِرْجِيل (firjīl) — Roman writer
  • Arabic: فَرْقِيلَش (farqīlaš) — Roman writer
  • Aragonese: Virchilio — Roman writer
  • Armenian: Վերգիլիոս (Vergilios) — Roman writer
  • Armenian: Վիրգիլիոս (Virgilios) — Roman writer
  • Asturian: Virxiliu — Roman writer
  • Bulgarian: Верги́лий (Vergílij) — Roman writer
  • Catalan: Virgili — Roman writer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 维吉尔 (Wéijí'ěr) — Roman writer
  • Dutch: Vergilius — Roman writer
  • Esperanto: Virgilio — Roman writer
  • Esperanto: Vergilio — Roman writer
  • Finnish: Vergilius — Roman writer
  • French: Virgile — Roman writer
  • Middle French: Vergile — Roman writer
  • Galician: Virxilio — Roman writer
  • German: Vergil — Roman writer
  • Greek: Βιργίλιος (Virgílios) — Roman writer
  • Greek: Βεργίλιος (Vergílios) — Roman writer
  • Hungarian: Vergilius — Roman writer
  • Icelandic: Virgill — Roman writer
  • Indonesian: Vergilius — Roman writer
  • Italian: Virgilio — Roman writer
  • Japanese: ウェルギリウス (werugiriusu) — Roman writer
  • Latin: Vergilius — Roman writer
  • Latin: Virgilius — Roman writer
  • Latvian: Vergilijs — Roman writer
  • Lithuanian: Vergilijus — Roman writer
  • Malay: Vergil — Roman writer
  • Middle English: Vyrgyle — Roman writer
  • Polish: Wergiliusz — Roman writer
  • Portuguese: Virgílio — Roman writer
  • Romanian: Virgiliu — Roman writer
  • Russian: Верги́лий (Vergílij) — Roman writer
  • Slovene: Vergilij — Roman writer
  • Spanish: Virgilio — Roman writer
  • Swedish: Vergilius — Roman writer
  • Ukrainian: Вергі́лій (Verhílij) — Roman writer
  • Ukrainian: Верґі́лій (Vergílij) — Roman writer
  • Welsh: Fferyll — Roman writer
  • Yiddish: ווירגיל (virgil) — Roman writer
  • Yiddish: ווערגיל (vergil) — Roman writer
  • Greek: Βιργίλιος (Virgílios) — male given name
  • Italian: Virgilio — male given name
  • Japanese: ヴァージル (vājiru) — male given name
  • Japanese: バージル (bājiru) — male given name
  • Romanian: Virgiliu — male given name
  • Romanian: Virgil — male given name
  • Russian: Вёрджил (Vjórdžil) — male given name
Real reading context

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