Given name & surname
Virgile
“worker”
Virgile is a masculine given name from Old French. It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Virgile goes back to Old French Virgilie, meaning “worker.”
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Where it comes from
Virgile comes from Old French, and ultimately from Latin.
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How it developed
From Old French Virgilie, from Latin Vergilius.
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Virgile’s family of names
In French usage, Virgile has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Virgilio. In French usage, Virgile has a conventional equivalent in the Latin form VERGILIUS. In French usage, Virgile has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Wergiliusz.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Virgile has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Old French roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Virgile
- Virgile GaillardFrench footballer1877–1943
- Virgile RosselSwiss politician (1858-1933)
- Virgile ResetFrench footballerborn 1985
- Virgile PinsonFrench association football playerborn 1996
- Virgile VandeputIsraeli alpine skierborn 1994
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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