What does vigil mean?
1 : the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary also : a period of wakefulness. 2 : an event or a period of time when a person or group stays in a place and quietly waits, prays, etc., especially at night a candlelight vigil kept vigil at her bedside.
How do you pronounce the last name vigil?
Pronounce Names
vee heel with stress on the second syllable.