Virgil (name)
Virgil and Vergil are the most common modern English names used for the Roman poet Publius Vergilius Maro (70–19 BC). Virgil and Vergil are also given names or surnames made popular by the fame of Virgil. The etymology of the Latin name Vergilius/Virgilius is not known, but its meaning is hypothesized to be 'Vigil'.
Notable people with the name Virgil or Vergil include:
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Famous quotes containing the word virgil:
“To me this world is all one continued vision of fancy or imagination, and I feel flattered when I am told so. What is it sets Homer, Virgil and Milton in so high a rank of art? Why is Bible more entertaining and instructive than any other book? Is it not because they are addressed to the imagination, which is spiritual sensation, and but mediately to the understanding or reason?”
—William Blake (1757–1827)