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 [ syll. e-gil, eg-il ] The boy name Egil is pronounced as EHJHIHL KEY. Egil is primarily used in Scandinavian and it is of Old Norse origin. Original forms of the name include Aghi (Old Norse) and Egill (Old Norse). The name was used as an Old Norse diminutive of names starting with the element 'eg' or 'ag' (awe, terror, fear; edge of a sword). See also the related form, the Scandinavian Ove. Egil is not commonly used as a baby boy name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Egil include the Hebrew Eshkol, the Scandinavian Eskel, the Scandinavian Eskil, the Portuguese and Spanish Ezequiel, the German Ezechiel, and the English Ezekiel. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Egil: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
