Giles (given name) explained

Giles
Pronunciation:in French ʒil/
Gender:masculine
Region:medieval France
Origin:French form of Aegidius
Related Names:Égide, Gilles, Jiles, Jyles

Giles or Gyles is a masculine given name. Giles is the Medieval English form of the name of the French hermit Saint Giles,[1] which itself is the Old French form of the Latin name Aegidius. The modern French forms are Gilles and the less common Égide. Some languages have their own variations of the name, for example Tilen in Slovene.

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  1. "qui avoit nom Giles de nos avons ceste vile conquise par la dieu Landas, et fu feruz par mi l'ueil.."