Giles
m.
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
- Middle Dutch
- ● 1376 Gillis (nom) RSG1376-89 p. 1;
1377 Gillis (nom) ibid. p. 77
- 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;
1340xc1450 Edidius (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 6,
Egidius (nom) ibid. p. 7;
1381 Egidio (abl) Suffolk1381 p. 91;
1485–1486 Egidio (abl) CovGuild-2 p. 64,
Jylys (nom) ibid. p. 79;
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.;
1493 Gillis MSR1838 p. 375;
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;
1493 Gillet MSR1838 p. 378
- 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. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Giles.