Giles
/d͡ʒaɪlz/ · name
Meaning
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A ghost town in Wayne County, Utah, United States.
Etymology / origin
Medieval English form of Old French saints' name Giles, modern Gilles, an altered form of Latin Aegīdius, from Ancient Greek Αἰγίδιος (Aigídios), derivative of αἰγίδιον (aigídion, “kid, young goat”).
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