Virgilius: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Virgilius – Origin: Latin (Roman family name, ultimate origin disputed) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: vur-JIL-ee-əs


Virgilius is a Latin (Roman family name, ultimate origin disputed) boy's name. It appears in our list of 200+ Saint Names for Boys — Faithful, Timeless, and Surprisingly Cool.

Meaning & Origin of Virgilius

Origin: Latin (Roman family name, ultimate origin disputed).

A common claim: Said to mean 'staff bearer' Actually: 'Staff bearer' reflects the later folk-etymological spelling shift toward virga ('rod/wand'), not the genuine root of Vergilius, which remains unresolved.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Virgilius

Phonetic: vur-JIL-ee-əs   IPA: /vərˈdʒɪliəs/

Popularity of Virgilius

Virgilius doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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