Egil or Egill is a masculine given name derived from Old Norse. It may refer to:

Characters

  • Egil (Hymiskvida), farmer in the poem Hymiskvida
  • Egil, brother of Volund, hero of Völundarkviða and the Thidreks saga
  • Egil One-Hand, hero from the Icelandic saga Egils saga einhenda ok Ásmundar berserkjabana
  • Ongentheow, also known as Egil

Places

  • Eğil, a district of Diyarbakır Province, south eastern Turkey
  • Egil Peak, Sverdrup Mountains, Antarctica

Other uses

  • Egil (given name)
  • Electrical Generation and Integrated Lighting Systems Engineer, NASA flight controller

See also

  • Eigil
  • Alt for Egil, a 2004 Norwegian musical film directed by Tore Rygh, starring Kristoffer Joner and Trond Høvik
  • Egil's Saga, 13th century Icelandic saga
  • Egill Skallagrímsson Brewery, an Icelandic brewery and beverage company based in Reykjavík and founded on April 17, 1913