Vergil is an alternative spelling of Virgil, the name of the Roman poet who wrote the Aeneid, Rome's national epic, around 2,000 years ago. He is also the guide who leads Dante through Hell in the Divine Comedy, which is why the name turns up so often in later literature.

VergilVergil is an alternative spelling of Virgil是 Virgil 的另一種拼法， the name of the Roman poet指的是那位羅馬詩人 who wrote the Aeneid他寫下了《伊尼亞德》， Rome's national epic羅馬的民族史詩， around 2,000 years ago大約在兩千年前。 He他 is also the guide也是那位嚮導 who leads Dante through Hell帶但丁走過地獄 in the Divine Comedy在《神曲》裡， which is why這也是為什麼 the name turns up so often in later literature這個名字在後世文學裡這麼常出現。

The two spellings point to exactly the same man. Virgil is far more common in ordinary English writing; Vergil is preferred by many classical scholars because it is closer to the Latin form of his name, Vergilius. So the spelling you choose quietly signals something: Vergil looks academic, Virgil looks normal.

The two spellings這兩種拼法 point to exactly the same man指的是同一個人。 VirgilVirgil is far more common更常見 in ordinary English writing在一般英文寫作裡； VergilVergil is preferred by many classical scholars許多古典學者比較喜歡用它 because因為 it is closer to the Latin form of his name它更接近他名字的拉丁文形式， Vergilius也就是 Vergilius。 So所以 the spelling you choose你選哪種拼法 quietly signals something會悄悄透露出一點訊息： VergilVergil looks academic看起來比較學術， VirgilVirgil looks normal看起來比較普通。

Neither is wrong. As a proper noun it takes a capital letter and no article — you say "Vergil wrote," never "the Vergil." The adjective from it is Virgilian (or Vergilian), meaning in his style — grand, ordered, full of fate and duty.

Neither is wrong兩種都沒有錯。 As a proper noun作為專有名詞， it takes a capital letter and no article它要大寫、前面不加冠詞 — you say你會說 "Vergil wrote,"「Vergil wrote」， never "the Vergil."不會說「the Vergil」。 The adjective from it從它衍生出的形容詞 is是 Virgilian (or Vergilian)Virgilian（或 Vergilian）， meaning意思是 in his style他那種風格 — grand宏大、 ordered井然有序、 full of fate and duty充滿命運與責任感。

The name is also used today as an ordinary given name for men, almost always spelled Virgil.

The name這個名字 is also used today現在也被當作 as an ordinary given name for men一般男性的名字使用， almost always spelled Virgil幾乎都拼成 Virgil。