Giles
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Giles is a masculine given name of medieval origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Giles canonical | 16 |
| Giles the Hermit | 1 |
| Gyles | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
given name
ⓘ
masculine given name ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Saint Giles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
English masculine given names
ⓘ
French masculine given names ⓘ medieval given names ⓘ |
| commonIn |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other English-speaking countries ⓘ |
| etymology |
derived from Latin Aegidius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
from Greek name Aegidios ⓘ |
| gender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Gilles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gyles NERFINISHED ⓘ Égide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticOrigin |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaning |
kid
ⓘ
shield-bearer ⓘ young goat ⓘ |
| nameDayAssociatedWith | feast of Saint Giles ⓘ |
| originPeriod | medieval ⓘ |
| popularityTrend | more common in the Middle Ages than in modern times ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| shortFormOf | Aegidius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ medieval Latin ⓘ |
| variantOf |
Gilles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Égide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Saint Giles
this entity surface form:
Giles the Hermit
this entity surface form:
Gyles