Aegidius

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  • Late Roman
Original Latin form of GILES.

GILES   male   English
From the Late Latin name Aegidius, which is derived from Greek αιγιδιον (aigidion) meaning "young goat". Saint Giles was an 8th-century miracle worker who came to southern France from Greece. He is regarded as the patron saint of the crippled. In Old French the name Aegidius became Gidie and then Gilles, at which point it was imported to England.
EQUIVALENTS
DUTCH: Gillis
ENGLISH: Giles, Gyles
FRENCH: Gilles
ITALIAN: Egidio
MEDIEVAL FRENCH: Gidie
PORTUGUESE: Egídio, Gil
SPANISH: Gil