Egil

Attested across 6 languages in the etymology graph.

Egil is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Turkish given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Türkiye, Norway

  Also written Eğil

• Russian given name15 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, Norway, Latvia, Belarus

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian

  Also written Эгиль, Эгил, Egils, Egīls, Egill

41 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Egil is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In German, männl. Vom., verselbstständigte Kurz­ form von Zusammensetzungen mit »Agil-«, »Egil-« (

  as a name·DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen

• Scandinavian: from the Old Norse personal name Egill , in origin a diminutive of the element ag , eg edge, point (cf. e.g. EILERT ).

  as a word

• In non, accusative of Egill

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Egil Skallagrimssonb. 910ISViking Age poet, warrior and farmer
• Egil Monn-Iversenb. 1928NONorwegian composer, conductor and producer (1928–2017)
• Egil Danielsenb. 1933NOathletics competitor (1933–2019)
• Egil Kroghb. 1939USAmerican lawyer involved in the Watergate scandal (1939-2020)
• Egil Olsenb. 1942NONorwegian association football player and manager
• Jan Egil Storholtb. 1949NONorwegian speed skater
• Egil Eldøenb. 1959NONorwegian singer
• Egil Østenstadb. 1972NONorwegian footballer
• Egil Gjellandb. 1973NONorwegian biathlete
• Egil Selvikb. 1997NONorwegian association football goalkeeper (born 1997)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

What are other forms of the name Egil?

In the etymology graph, Uwe, Ove and Egill are forms of the same name in other languages.

How do you pronounce Egil?

In Norwegian /əɡɪl/. Transcriptions are machine-generated except where a dictionary is named.

Is Egil a male or female name?

Egil is a male name. National registers that list it by sex list it as male: Norway (SSB), Finland (DVV) and Denmark (Danmarks Statistik).

What does the name Egil mean?

Recorded meaning: Egil är ett nordiskt namn, en avledning av germanskt *aʒ- ’spets’ eller ’oro, fruktan’.

In which country does Egil have the most bearers?

In Norway, the national register counted about 6.4 thousand people named Egil, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled egil.

Where is Egil most common?

Egil is densest in Norway, where the national register counts about 1 in 848 people carrying it.

How common is the name Egil?

In Norway, the national register counted 6,447 people named Egil in 2025, about 1 in 848 residents.

How common is Egil compared with other names?

In Norway, Egil is the 93rd most common given name of 25,788 given names recorded there.