Save Gender Masculine Usage Upper German, German (Austrian), German (Rare, Archaic) Other Forms FormsVirgilia (feminine form) Meaning & History German cognate of Fergal and Feirgil. This name used to Germanize Fergal and Feirgil in Austria and the southern part of Germany thanks to the Irish-born bishop and astronomer Virgilius von Salzburg (known in English as Vergilius of Salzburg).