Verginius

• Virginius

Possibly identical with Vergilius. Altered in spelling possibly by folk etymology association with virgō (“maiden, virgin”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [wɛrˈɡɪ.ni.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [verˈd͡ʒiː.ni.us]

Verginius m (genitive Verginiī or Verginī, feminine Verginia); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Opiter Verginius Tricostus, a Roman consul

Second-declension noun, singular only.

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).