Virgil

American  

[vur-juhl] / ˈvɜr dʒəl /

noun

1. Vergil.

2. a male given name.

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Virgil British  

/ ˈvɜːdʒɪl /

noun

1. Latin name Publius Vergilius Maro. 70–19 _bc , Roman poet, patronized by Maecenas. The Eclogues (42–37), ten pastoral poems, and the Georgics (37–30), four books on the art of farming, established Virgil as the foremost poet of his age. His masterpiece is the Aeneid (30–19)

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Virgil Cultural  

1. An ancient Roman poet; the author of the Aeneid, one of the great epics of Western literature.

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Other Word Forms

• Virgilian adjective

Example Sentences

As Virgil van Dijk headed in a 100th-minute winner, the 3,000 Liverpool supporters went wild.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Anthony Gordon received a three-match ban for a lunging challenge on Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Also making an appearance in “Bigger Than Fashion” is Virgil Abloh, the influential designer who rose from obscurity in suburban Chicago to launch Off-White, a brand with Duchampian “nothing is new” chic, in 2013.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The building is called the Virgil, which indicates that at least someone in the filmmaking process has heard of Dante’s “Inferno,” in which the Roman poet appears as hell’s tour guide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Mrs. Virgil had been showing me how to do a crescendo to bring the B flat out.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English