The English vernacular form Gil is witnessed in 1379 in the relational byname Gildoghter (WRYPT1 p. 316).
The name is sometimes confused with Gilo.
- Belgium
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- Latin
- ● 1200 Egidio (abl) TSPDB-II p. 65;
1266 Egidius (nom) OvdFB 6
- Middle Dutch
- ● 1252 Gillis (nom) MPSA p. 15;
1336 Gillis (dat) RSG1336-39 p. 10,
Gillise (dat) ibid. p. 7;
1346 Gillis (nom) MPSA p. 15;
1355 Gillis (nom) ibid. p. 16;
1356 Gillis (nom) ibid. p. 16;
1361 Gillis (nom) ibid. p. 17;
1362 Gillis (nom) ibid. p. 17;
1364 Gillis (nom) ibid. p. 17;
1366 Gillis (nom) ibid. p. 17;
1368 Gillis (nom) ibid. p. 18;
1369 Gillis (nom) ibid. p. 18;
1370 Gillis (nom) ibid. p. 18;
1371 Gillis (nom) ibid. p. 18;
1376 Gillis (nom) RSG1376-89 p. 1;
1377 Gillis (nom) ibid. p. 77;
1407 Gillis (nom) AM6 p. 17;
1414 Gillis (dat) ibid. p. 24,
Gillise (dat) ibid. p. 25;
1415 Gillis (dat) ibid. p. 26;
1419 Gillis (dat) ibid. p. 27
- Dutch
- ● 1597x1598 Gielis BoonenGes p. 321
- 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;
1564 Egidius (nom) RegSoAMar p. 4;
1565 Egidius (nom) ibid. p. 4;
1570/1 Gyles (nom) RegSoABap p. 17;
1571/2 Egidius (nom) Reg-KirkElla p. 8
- Dutch
- ● 1571 Gilles AuFr s'Broeders,
Gillis ibid. Orblock;
1572 Gillis ibid. Bontenaken;
1573 Gillis ibid. Wiels;
1574 Gillis ibid. Bontenaken;
1575 Gillis ibid. Bode;
1576 Gillis ibid. Jacobs;
1577 Gillis ibid. Doornhove;
1578 Gillis ibid. Bontenaken;
1579 Gillis ibid. Bode;
1580 Egidius ibid. Kempen,
Gillis ibid. Booij;
1582 Gillis ibid. Mengiens;
1583 Gillis ibid. Ghele;
1584 Gillis ibid. Bedalls;
1585 Gillis ibid. Gele;
1586 Gielis ibid. Ghijsels,
Gillis ibid. Beijdall;
1587 Gielis ibid. Eechout,
Gillis ibid. Hage;
1588 Gielis ibid. Beijdaels,
Gillis ibid. Schoemaker;
1589 Gielis ibid. Coster,
Gilles ibid. Sande,
Gillis ibid. Visschere;
1590 Gielis ibid. Grave,
Gillis ibid. Baert;
1591 Gielis ibid. Grove,
Gilles ibid. Sande,
Gillis ibid. Haghen;
1593 Aegidius ibid. Bijlovoys,
Gilles ibid. Sande,
Gillis ibid. Alaerts;
1594 Gillis ibid. p. 89;
1595 Gillis ibid. Costere;
1596 Gielis ibid. Grove,
Gillis ibid. Schoenmaeckers;
1597 Gielis ibid. Ackom,
Gillis ibid. Choor;
1598 Gielis ibid. Goosens,
Gillis ibid. Leonard;
1599 Gielis ibid. Lioens,
Gillis ibid. Lioens
- Middle English
- ● 1438 Giles EEW p. 112
- ◑ 1429 Gillot WillsInv LV
- Early Modern English
- ● 1481 Giles HHB1481-90 p. 7;
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,
bruton1 p. 30,
Gyles ibid. p. 110;
1562 Giles BUmar-vol9 p. 3,
bruton1 p. 111;
1563 Giles StAnthonlin p. 16,
Gyles COmar-vol2 p. 69;
1565 Gylyes COmar-vol5 p. 3;
1567 Gyles bruton1 p. 5;
1569 Giles SurMus II;
1573 Giles COmar-vol2 p. 70;
1574 Gyles SurMus p. 178;
1575 Giles bruton1 p. 42;
1580 Giles StAnthonlin p. 28,
Gyles RegBath p. 5;
1581 Giles StAnthonlin p. 28;
1582 Giles ibid. p. 29;
1583 Giles ibid. p. 30;
1583/4 Giles SurMus p. 37,
Gyles ibid. p. 114;
1584 Giles DEmar-vol2 p. 10,
Gyles SurMus p. 194;
1585 Giles DEmar-vol2 p. 11;
1586 Giles ibid. p. 12;
1587 Giles ibid. p. 13;
1593/4 Giles RegBath p. 10;
1594 Giles DEmar-vol2 p. 29,
Gyles BUmar-vol9 p. 9,
COmar-vol2 p. 72,
RegSoAMar p. 17;
1595 Giles DEmar-vol2 p. 32,
Gyles bruton1 p. 54
- Middle French
- ● 1567 Gilles WCS p. 83;
1574 Gilles ibid. p. 85;
1575 Gilles ibid. p. 11;
1577 Gilles ibid. p. 13;
1578 Gilles ibid. p. 44;
1579 Gilles ibid. p. 15;
1580 Gilles ibid. p. 45;
1581 Gilles ibid. p. 45;
1582 Gilles ibid. p. 17;
1583 gilles ibid. p. 103;
1584 Giles ibid. p. 46,
Gille ibid. p. 104,
Gilles ibid. p. 88;
1586 Gilles ibid. p. 47;
1588 Gilles ibid. p. 48;
1593 Gilles ibid. p. 50;
1596 Gilles ibid. p. 26;
1598 Gilles ibid. p. 52
- Walloon
- ● 1581 Gilles RWC p. 3;
1582 Gilles ibid. p. 4;
1583 Gilles ibid. p. 437;
1583/4 Gilles ibid. p. 7;
1584 Gilles ibid. p. 8;
1590 Giles ibid. p. 14,
Gilles ibid. p. 441;
1591 Gilles ibid. p. 16;
1591/2 Gilles ibid. p. 563;
1592/3 Gilles ibid. p. 25;
1592 Gilles ibid. p. 564;
1593 Gilles ibid. p. 27;
1593/4 Gilles ibid. p. 564;
1594 Gilles ibid. p. 33
- 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;
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-Barnard-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;
1364 Giles ActsCharlesV no. 33;
1392 Gilles MemBret-II col. 609;
1404 Gilles HistHdVParis no. 4;
1418 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
- ◑ 1364 Gillet ActsCharlesV no. 132;
1365 Gilet ibid. no. 297;
1392 Gilet MemBret-II col. 607,
Gillet ibid. col. 602,
Gilot ibid. col. 611;
1418 Giles HGParis p. 376,
Gilet DdB1418 p. 198,
HGParis p. 374;
1421 Gilet favier p. 157,
Gillet Laroche no. 6,
favier 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
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- Latin
- ● 1212 Aegidii (gen) CDL-1.1.1 V;
1219 Aegidii (gen) ibid. VI;
1223 Egidius (nom) quix-vol2 136
- Early New High German
- ● 1497 Gilg Nurn1497 284;
1555 Gilg (nom) MHCG2 335
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1169 Egidii (gen) SDE3 II;
1198 Egidii (gen) ChStBo1 V,
Egidius (nom) ibid. IV;
1229 Egidius (nom) CDT1 XI;
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
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- Latin
- ● 1254 Egidius (nom) GesOIJ-1 p. 294;
1258 Egidio (abl) OHZI-II no. 48,
Egidius (nom) ibid. no. 49;
1288 Egidii (gen) GesOIJ-1 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.
- Poland
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- Latin
- ● 1105 Aegidius (nom) CDT1 I;
1275 Egydium (acc) ibid. XXIII,
Egydius (nom) ibid. XXIII
- Portugal
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- Latin
- ● 1209 Egidio (dat) PHGCRP-I no. 10
- 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
- Switzerland
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- Early New High German
- ● 1553 Gilg (gen) MHCG2 330;
1554 Gilg (nom) ibid. 331
- 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 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Giles.