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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Gilia f. Fem. of Giles or Gilo.

England
Latin
● 1296 Egidie (gen) RCS-1 p. 93a
◑ 1377 Giliota (nom) FenPT-2 p. 5
France
Latin
● 1135 Gilia (abl) clairvaux-12thc 7; 1147 Gilia (abl) ibid. 18, Gilla (abl) ibid. 17; 1147x62 Gilia (nom) ibid. 53; 1166 Gila (nom) ibid. 129, Gile (gen) ibid. 129; 1179 Gelia (abl) ibid. 172, Gila (abl) ibid. 178; 1301 Egidia (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 257
◑ 1301 Goillete (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 198
Old French
● 1301 Gille (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 335 [p. 235]; 1313 Gile-f Paris1313 p. 35
Middle French
◑ 1421 Gillette favier 14
Italy
Latin
● 1265x1339 Zillia (nom) BBC-Berg 28; 1285 Egidie (gen) Perugia1285 p. 156
Scotland
Scots
● 1543 Gelis PGB; 1592 Gelis ibid.; 1594 Gelis ibid.
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gilia". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Gilia.