masculine Giles

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Origin:
greek
Name Root:
aíx > Aigís > AEGIDIUS
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This name comes from the Latin “Aegidius,” which means “tutelage, protection,” which in turn comes from the ancient Greek “aigís (αἰγῐ́ς).” Aegis was the name of the shield of Zeus, which was made of goatskin, in fact, Herodotus brings the name back to the term “aix” (genitive: aigos), meaning “goat.” The name changed several forms, and around the eleventh century was imported by the Normans into Britain as “Giles, Gyles.” Saint Giles (~650–710 AD), also known as Giles the Hermit, was a Greek, Christian, hermit saint from Athens, whose legend is centered in Provence and Septimania.

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Giles Blunt (born 1952), Canadian Novelist And Screenwriter
Giles Chichester (born 1946), British Conservative Party Politician
Giles Coren (born 1969), British Journalist
Giles Gilbert Scott (1880–1960), British Architect
Giles Henderson (born 1942), Master Of Pembroke College, Oxford
Giles Kristian (born 1975), British Author
Giles Martin (born 1969), English Record Producer And Songwriter
Giles Pellerin (1906–1998), American Businessman
Giles Radice (born 1936), British Politician
Giles Scott-smith (born 1968), Political Researcher