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Giles

The origin and history of Giles.

Etymology

A medieval English form of the Old French saint's name Giles (modern Gilles), itself an altered form of Latin Aegīdius, from Ancient Greek Αἰγίδιος (Aigídios), a derivative of αἰγίδιον (aigídion, “kid, young goat”).

Origin: Old French

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