Giles
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒaɪlz/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -aɪlz
Proper noun[edit]
Giles
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A ghost town in Wayne County, Utah, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
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Translations[edit]
male given name
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References[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, Hodges, Flavia (2001) “A Concise Dictionary of First Names”, in Oxford University Press
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- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English 1-syllable words
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- English lemmas
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- English uncountable nouns
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Ancient Greek
- English surnames
- English surnames from patronymics
- en:Ghost towns in Utah, USA
- en:Places in Utah, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in West Virginia, USA