Giles (given name)

Giles (given name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Giles


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meaning = Shield bearer
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origin = Greek
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Giles is a male given name.

Etymology

Giles is the Medieval English form of the Old French saints' name "Gide", an altered form of Latin Aegidius.

Some explain this as from Greek αιγιδιον "(aigidion)" meaning "kid, young goat". [Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges, "A Concise Dictionary of First Names", Oxford University Press, 2001.]

Others believe that the Latin "Aegidius" was from aegis, a goatskin shield, and that the name refers to the youth who would carry the shield for a warrior. [See http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/giles andhttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/aegis ]

Famous people called Giles

*Saint Giles, 7th-8th century Christian hermit saint
*Giles of Assisi, Aegidius of Assisi, 13th century companion of St. Francis of Assisi
*Giles of Rome, 13th century archbishop
*Giles Blunt (born 1952), Canadian novelist and screenwriter
*Gyles Brandreth (born 1948), British author
*Giles Coren (born 1969), British journalist
*Giles Corey (1621-1692), victim of the Salem witch trials
*Giles Gilbert Scott (1880-1960), British architect
*Giles Radice, Baron Radice (born 1936), British politician

ee also

*Giles (disambiguation)
*Giles (surname)
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References


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