Giles
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  Latin Aegidius from Ancient Greek Αἰγίδιος, a derivative of Ancient Greek αἰγίδιον 'kid, young goat'.
  
  
  
  The name of a 7th C saint and a 10th C Italian saint.
 
  
  
- Belgium
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 1266 Egidius (nom) OvdFB 6
 
 
- Brabant
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 1312 Egidii (gen) JeanIII p. 17,
 Egidio (abl) ibid. p. 41,
 Egidium (acc) ibid. p. 36,
 Egidius (nom) ibid. p. 4,
 Gielys (gen) ibid. p. 30
 
 
- England
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 1189 Gile (nom) GASurv p. 134,
 Giles (nom) ibid. p. 102;
 1381 Egidio (abl) Suffolk1381 p. 91;
 1551 Egidius (nom) StMartF p. 57
 
- Dutch
 
- ● 1571 Gilles AuFr s'Broeders;
 1572 Gillis ibid. Bontenaken;
 1574 Gillis ibid. Bontenaken;
 1575 Gillis ibid. Bode;
 1577 Gillis ibid. Doornhove;
 1578 Gillis ibid. Bontenaken;
 1579 Gillis ibid. Bode;
 1580 Gillis ibid. Booij;
 1583 Gillis ibid. Ghele;
 1584 Gillis ibid. Bedalls;
 1585 Gillis ibid. Gele;
 1586 Gielis ibid. Ghijsels,
 Gillis ibid. Beijdall;
 1587 Gielis ibid. Eechout;
 1588 Gielis ibid. Beijdaels;
 1589 Gielis ibid. Coster;
 1590 Gillis ibid. Baert;
 1593 Aegidius ibid. Bijlovoys,
 Gillis ibid. Alaerts;
 1595 Gillis ibid. Costere;
 1597 Gielis ibid. Ackom,
 Gillis ibid. Choor
 
- Middle English
 
- ● 1438 Giles EEW p. 112
 
- ◑ 1429 Gillot WillsInv LV
 
- Early Modern English
 
- ● 1529 Giles PP-HenV p. 6;
 1530 Gyles LIWill-III p. 87,
 Gylys ibid. p. 71;
 1539 Gylles DEmar-vol1 p. 77;
 1559 Giles BUmar-vol2 p. 60,
 bruton-vol1 p. 30,
 Gyles ibid. p. 110;
 1562 Giles BUmar-vol9 p. 3,
 bruton-vol1 p. 111;
 1563 Giles StAnthonlin p. 16,
 Gyles COmar-vol2 p. 69;
 1565 Gylyes COmar-vol5 p. 3;
 1567 Gyles bruton-vol1 p. 5;
 1573 Giles COmar-vol2 p. 70;
 1575 Giles bruton-vol1 p. 42;
 1580 Giles StAnthonlin p. 28;
 1581 Giles ibid. p. 28;
 1582 Giles ibid. p. 29;
 1583 Giles ibid. p. 30;
 1584 Giles DEmar-vol2 p. 10;
 1585 Giles ibid. p. 11;
 1586 Giles ibid. p. 12;
 1587 Giles ibid. p. 13;
 1594 Giles ibid. p. 29,
 Gyles BUmar-vol9 p. 9,
 COmar-vol2 p. 72;
 1595 Giles DEmar-vol2 p. 32,
 Gyles bruton-vol1 p. 54
 
 
- France
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 565 Egidius (nom) DCEL-2 Add. II;
 1147 Egidius (nom) clairvaux-12thc 14;
 1163 Egidii (gen) ibid. 99;
 1179 Egidius (nom) ibid. 179;
 1239 Egidii (gen) CartAub;
 1260 Egidius (nom) ArrestReg-volI XI, Pentecost,
 CartNDdOurscamp CXVII;
 1263 Egidius (nom) ibid. XXIII;
 1301 Egidius (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 175,
 Egydius (nom) ibid. p. 202;
 1304 Egidius (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXVI;
 1313 Egidio (abl) ibid. LXXXVIII;
 1378 Egidii (gen) hanquetvol1 162,
 Egidio (dat) ibid. 57,
 Egidium (acc) ibid. 736,
 Egidius (nom) ibid. 210
 
- ◑ 1163–64 Gillenet (nom) clairvaux-12thc 107,
 Gillenez (nom) ibid. 107;
 1164 Gillentz (nom) ibid. 120;
 1260 Gileti (gen) ArrestReg-volI XXI, Ascension;
 1376 Gilletus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans 383
 
- Old French
 
- ● 1292 Gile 1292paris p. 2;
 1296 Gile paris1296 p. 17;
 1301 Giles (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 266,
 Gilles (nom) ibid. p. 335 [p. 235];
 1303 Giles (nom) ArchCambIII p. 153;
 1313 Gile Paris1313 p. 20,
 Giles ibid. p. 7
 
- ◑ 1296 Gilet paris1296 p. 27;
 1301 Gillot (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 239;
 1313 Gilet Paris1313 p. 36,
 Gilot ibid. p. 97
 
- Middle French
 
- ● 1388 Gille thierry;
 1392 Gilles MemBret-II col. 609;
 1418 Giles HGParis p. 376;
 1421 Gilles favier 4;
 1423 Gilles ibid. 384;
 1438 Giles ibid.;
 1561 Gilles RegPCC-1 p. 5;
 1562 Gilles ibid. p. 15;
 1563 Gilles ibid. p. 20;
 1564 Gilles ibid. p. 46;
 1565 Gilles ibid. p. 107;
 1566 Gilles ibid. p. 200;
 1567 Gilles ibid. p. 282;
 1568 Gilles ibid. p. 365;
 1570 Gilles ibid. p. 428;
 1571 Gilles ibid. p. 439
 
- ◑ 1392 Gilet MemBret-II col. 607,
 Gillet ibid. col. 602,
 Gilot ibid. col. 611;
 1418 Gilet HGParis p. 374;
 1421 Gilet favier p. 157,
 Gillet ibid. 64,
 Gillot ibid.;
 1423 Gillet ibid. 77;
 1438 Gilet ibid. 203,
 Gillot ibid. p. 295,
 Gilot ibid. 521
 
 
- Germany
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 1212 Aegidii (gen) CDL-1.1.1 V;
 1219 Aegidii (gen) ibid. VI;
 1223 Egidius (nom) quix-vol2 136
 
 
- Italy
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 1198 Egidii (gen) ChStBo1 V,
 Egidius (nom) ibid. IV;
 1265x1339 Zilli (gen) BBC-Berg 352,
 Zillii (gen) ibid. 415;
 1348 Egidio (dat) INP 25;
 1376 Egidio (abl) DouGen1 p. 147
 
- ◑ 1285 Gilioli (gen) Perugia1285 p. 158,
 Ziliollus (nom) BBC-Berg p. XLIII
 
 
- The Netherlands
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 1254 Egidius (nom) GesOIJ-1 p. 294;
 1288 Egidii (gen) ibid. p. 296,
 Egidius (nom) ibid. p. 296;
 1324 Egidii (gen) ibid. p. 298,
 Egidius (nom) ibid. p. 298;
 1361 Egidij (gen) ibid. p. 302,
 Egidius (nom) ibid. p. 302;
 1387 Egidij (gen) ibid. p. 304,
 Egidius (nom) ibid. p. 304
 
- Dutch
 
- ● 1560 Gillis MagMiddelburg-1560;
 1561 Gillis ibid.;
 1562 Gillis ibid.;
 1563 Gillis ibid.;
 1564 Gillis ibid.;
 1565 Gillis ibid.;
 1566 Gillis ibid.;
 1567 Gillis ibid.;
 1568 Gillis ibid.;
 1577 Gillis ibid.;
 1579 Gillis ibid.;
 1580 Gillis ibid.;
 1581 Gillis ibid.;
 1582 Gillis ibid.;
 1585 Gillis ibid.;
 1586 Gillis ibid.;
 1587 Gillis ibid.;
 1589 Gillis NHG-Middelburg p. 40;
 1590 Gillis MagMiddelburg-1560;
 1591 Gillis ibid.;
 1592 Gillis ibid.;
 1593 Gillis ibid.;
 1598 Gillis ibid.;
 1599 Gillis ibid.
 
 
- Portugal
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 1209 Egidio (dat) PHGCRP-I no. 10;
 1211 Gil (nom) ibid. no. 6
 
 
- Scotland
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 1376 Gylis (gen) morton-vol1 16
 
 
- Spain
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 1276 Egidio (dat) CDGH XLVI,
 Egidius (nom) ibid. XLVI,
 egidii (gen) ibid. XLVI
 
- Spanish
 
- ● 1575 Gil Catalogo-5.2 3795
 
 
- Wales
 
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- Early Modern English
 
- ● 1598 Giles RegLlantrithyd p. 1
 
 
Cite as: G. Grim, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Giles". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2016/2/name/Giles.