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

Some diminutive forms may also be diminutives of Julia or Juliana.

England
Latin
● 1296 Egidie (gen) RCS-1 p. 93a
◑ 1377 Giliota (nom) FenPT-2 p. 5
Middle French
◑ 1577 gillette WCS p. 86; 1587 Gillette ibid. p. 47; 1589 Gillette ibid. p. 22; 1590 Gillette ibid. p. 49; 1593 Gillette ibid. p. 24; 1594 Gillette ibid. p. 50; 1595 Gillette ibid. p. 51
Walloon
◑ 1590 Gilette RWC p. 14; 1591 Gillette ibid. p. 16; 1592 Gilette ibid. p. 21, Gillette ibid. p. 24; 1592/3 Gillette ibid. p. 25; 1593/4 Gilette ibid. p. 30; 1594 Gilette ibid. p. 31
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; 1268 Gilam (acc) NDParisII 2-X; 1270 Gila (nom) ibid. 2-XLI; 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 Paris1313 p. 35
Middle French
◑ 1421 Gillette favier 14; 1455 Gillette HRAVP-3 p. 354; 1564 Gillette RegPCC-1 p. 48; 1568 Gillette ibid. p. 376; 1571 Gillette ibid. p. 605; 1572 Gillette ibid. p. 510
Ireland
Early Modern English
● 1538/9 Egidia Fiants-1 69; 1540 Egidia ibid. 116
Italy
Latin
● 1265x1339 Zillia (nom) BBC-Berg 28; 1285 Egidie (gen) Perugia1285 p. 156
Scotland
Latin
● 1426/7 Egidie (dat) RMSRS-2 73; 1427 Gilia (abl) ibid. 105, Gilie (gen) ibid. 105
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 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Gilia.