Giles

Giles m. Latin Aegidius from Ancient Greek Αἰγίδιος, a derivative of Ancient Greek αἰγίδιον 'kid, young goat'.

The English vernacular form Gil is witnessed in 1379 in the relational byname Gildoghter (WRYPT1 p. 316).

Belgium

Latin: ● 1266 Egidius (nom) OvdFB 6
Middle Dutch: ● 1376 Gillis (nom) RSG1376-89 p. 1; 1377 Gillis (nom) ibid. p. 77
Dutch: ● 1597x1598 Gielis BoonenGes p. 321

Brabant

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

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
Walloon: ● 1581 Gilles RWC p. 3; 1582 Gilles ibid. p. 4; 1583 Gille ibid. p. 6, Gilles ibid. p. 437; 1590 Gilles ibid. p. 441; 1591/2 Gilles ibid. p. 563; 1592 Gilles ibid. p. 564; 1593/4 Gilles ibid. p. 564

France

Latin: ● 565 Egidius (nom) DCEL-2 Add. II; 1147 Egidius (nom) clairvaux-12thc 14; 1163 Egidii (gen) ibid. 99; 1179 Egidius (nom) ibid. 179; 1236 Egidius (nom) NDParisII 2-XXXIX; 1239 Egidii (gen) CartAub; 1260 Egidius (nom) ArrestReg-volI XI, Pentecost, CartNDdOurscamp CXVII; 1263 Egidius (nom) ibid. XXIII; 1292 Egidii (gen) MemBret-I 1103; 1295 Egidius (nom) HistHdVParis p. 130; 1301 Egidius (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 175, Egydius (nom) ibid. p. 202; 1304 Egidius (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXVI; 1306 Egidio (dat) ArchReimsII1 LVII; 1313 Egidio (abl) CartNDdOurscamp 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: ● 1291 Gile (obl) HistHdVParis p. 108; 1292 Gile 1292paris p. 2, Gilles (obl) MemBret-I 1101; 1295 Gile (obl) HistHdVParis p. 129; 1296 Gile paris1296 p. 17, (obl) HistHdVParis p. 132; c1298 Gile (obl) ibid. p. 138; 1301 Giles (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 266, Gilles (nom) ibid. p. 335 [p. 235]; 1303 Giles (nom) ArchCambIII p. 153; 1307 Giles (nom) ArchReimsII1 LX; 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: ● 1358 Gile LeCoq p. 383; 1388 Gille thierry; 1392 Gilles MemBret-II col. 609; 1404 Gilles HistHdVParis no. 4; 1418 Giles HGParis p. 376, Gilles DdB1418 p. 200; 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; 1572 Gilles ibid. p. 486; 1587 Gilles RTFProvins 243; ◑ 1392 Gilet MemBret-II col. 607, Gillet ibid. col. 602, Gilot ibid. col. 611; 1418 Gilet DdB1418 p. 198, 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; 1570 Gillet RegPCC-1 p. 558; 1571 Gilet ibid. p. 560

Germany

Latin: ● 1212 Aegidii (gen) CDL-1.1.1 V; 1219 Aegidii (gen) ibid. VI; 1223 Egidius (nom) quix-vol2 136

Italy

Latin: ● 1169 Egidii (gen) SDE3 II; 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; 1387 Egidii (gen) Venditti II-2070; 1521 Egidio (abl) VitAs2 III; ◑ 1285 Gilioli (gen) Perugia1285 p. 158, Ziliollus (nom) BBC-Berg p. XLIII
Italian: ● 1490 Egidii (gen) VitAs2 II

The Netherlands

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

Latin: ● 1209 Egidio (dat) PHGCRP-I no. 10; 1211 Gil (nom) ibid. no. 6

Scotland

Latin: ● 1376 Gylis (gen) morton-vol1 16

Spain

Latin: ● 1276 Egidio (dat) CDGH XLVI, Egidius (nom) ibid. XLVI, egidii (gen) ibid. XLVI
Spanish: ● 1575 Gil Catalogo-5.2 3795

Wales

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 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Giles.