Meaning & Origin
Pūblius Vergilius Marō (70–19 BCE), Roman epic writer from the Augustan period, best known for writing the Aeneid.
Virgil is a boy's and girl's baby name of Latin origin, from the Roman family name Vergilius, of uncertain etymology. It is borne by Publius Vergilius Maro (70–19 BCE), the poet who wrote the Aeneid — the foundational epic of Rome and one of the most influential works in Western literature.
Virgil carries the weight of two thousand years of literary tradition. It also had a distinctly American frontier life: Virgil Earp, lawman and brother of Wyatt, made it a name of the Wild West. Today it sits at the crossroads of classical scholarship and rugged Americana.