Giles (given name)
| Giles |
| Gender |
Male |
| Origin |
| Word/Name |
Greek |
| Meaning |
Shield bearer |
Giles is a male given name.
Etymology
Giles is the Medieval English form of the Old French saints' name Gilles, an altered form of Latin Aegidius.
Some explain this as from Greek αιγιδιον (aigidion) meaning "kid, young goat".[1]
Others believe that the Latin Aegidius was from aegis, a goatskin shield, and that the name refers to the youth who would carry the shield for a warrior.[2]
Famous people called Giles
- Saint Giles, 7th-8th century Christian hermit saint
- Giles of Assisi, Aegidius of Assisi, 13th century companion of St. Francis of Assisi
- Giles of Rome, 13th century archbishop
- Giles Blunt (born 1952), Canadian novelist and screenwriter
- Gyles Brandreth (born 1948), British author
- Giles Chichester (born 1946), British Conservative Party politician
- Giles Coren (born 1969), British journalist
- Giles Corey (1621–1692), victim of the Salem witch trials
- Giles Gilbert Scott (1880–1960), British architect
- Giles Kristian (born 1975), British author
- Giles Henderson (born 1942), CBE, Master of Pembroke College, Oxford
- Giles Martin (born 1969), English record producer and songwriter
- Giles Pellerin (1906–1998), American businessman most famous for attending every game of the USC Trojans football team from 1925 until his death
- Gilles Peterson (born c.1964), English DJ and record label owner
- Giles Radice, Baron Radice (born 1936), British politician
- Giles Scott-Smith, political researcher
- Gilles Villeneuve (1950–1982), Canadian racing driver
- Gilles Simon (born 1984), French tennis player
Fictional characters
See also
References
- ^ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges, A Concise Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, 2001.
- ^ See http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/giles and http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/aegis