# Virgil

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈvɜːdʒɪl/ · frequency rank #16,825

## Definitions
1. Pūblius Vergilius Marō (70–19 BCE), Roman epic writer from the Augustan period, best known for writing the Aeneid.
2. A male given name from Latin.
3. A settlement in the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
4. A place in the United States:
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## Etymology
From Middle English Vyrgyle, from Latin Virgilius, from the Roman clan name Vergilius, from Etruscan and of unknown meaning.

## Easily confused with
- **Virgo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/virgil-vs-virgo)
- **virgin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/virgil-vs-virgin)
- **viral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viral-vs-virgil)
- **vigil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vigil-vs-virgil)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ivrgil`, `vigril`, `virggil`, `virgill`, `virgli`, `virigl`, `virrgil`, `vrigil`, `vvirgil`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/virgil