Giles

Giles \gi-les, gil-es\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Giles is pronounced JHihL-Z or ZHHHiy-L ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Giles: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Giles?

Giles' origin is Old Greek, and its use, Dutch, English, and German. Derived from the word aigidion which is of the meaning 'young goat, goat skin'. Older forms of the name comprise Aegidius (Latin) and Aigidios (Old Greek). The name was popular among medieval English speakers, particularly in Scotland where it was famous from the 8th century Saint Giles or Aegidios, the patron saint of Edinburgh and one of the 14 Holy Helpers; he had more than 100 British churches dedicated to him. He was a Greek hermit who got his name from the goatskin he usually wore, and he was also venerated as the patron saint of cripples and beggars. He fled from Athens to France seeking solitude, and in France, the name became Gides or Gildie, and subsequently Gilles. The latter in turn gave rise to the English forms Giles or Gyles. The name later gained rustic associations from the fictional character Giles the farm boy from Robert Bloomfield's poem The Farmer's Boy (1800), and subsequently J.R.R. Tolkien's novella Farmer Giles of Ham (1949). It was also known from the fictional Giles family (1945) created by the Carl Ronald Giles, who was known simply as Giles (1916-1995). The name Giles is widely used; it has 25 variant forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English variant forms of the name comprise Gide meaning and origin, meaning of Gil (also used in Portuguese, Provençal, and Spanish), nicknames for Gile, what does the name Gileon mean, Gilette pronounciation, Gilliss definition, meaning of Gyl, name Gyle meaning, Gylles meaning, Gyllis meaning, name Gylliss, and Jyles meaning. Other English forms comprise the spelling variants Gyles pronounciation and Jiles name. Variant forms used in foreign languages comprise the German short names for Aegidius, the German Ägid definition, the German name Ägidius meaning, the German Egid meaning and origin, the Italian short names for Egidio, the Dutch and German name Egidius, the Polish Egidiusz meaning, the Hungarian Egyed meaning of name, the Dutch and Scandinavian Gillis name variations, and the Polish Idzi name variations. The spelling variant name Gilles meaning (French) is another foreign form.

A famous person named Giles is Poet Giles Fletcher, born 1586 - 1623, London, England.

List of baby names that sound like Giles:

the French nicknames for Gilles, the name name Gylles meaning, the English, Portuguese, Provençal, and Spanish Gil pronounciation, the English Gyles definition, the name name Aislie, the Frisian and German name Jelke origin, the English meaning of Jiles, the name Zail name, the name name Zaile, the name Zale meaning of name, the name short names for Zayl, the name Zayle definition, the name Zeal meaning, the name Zeale name, the name baby name Zeel, the name Zeele pronounciation, the name Zell name, the name Zelle name popularity, the name Zeyl name popularity, and the name Zeyle pronounciation.

The baby name Giles fun facts:

The name Giles in reverse order is "Selig".

The numerological value of the name Giles is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Giles?

Giles is not in the top boy names in USA.