"Giles" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /d͡ʒaɪlz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Giles.wav
Rhymes: -aɪlz Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{der|en|la|Aegīdius}} Latin Aegīdius, {{der|en|grc|Αἰγίδιος}} Ancient Greek Αἰγίδιος (Aigídios) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Giles
  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (male given name): গাইলস (gailoś) (Bengali), Jili [masculine] (Breton), Egidi [masculine] (Catalan), Gil [masculine] (Catalan), 賈爾斯 (Chinese Mandarin), 贾尔斯 (Jiǎ'ěrsī) [transliteration] (Chinese Mandarin), Jiljí (Czech), Aegidius (Dutch), Egidio (Esperanto), Égide [masculine] (French), Gilles [masculine] (French), Exidio (Galician), Ägidius [masculine] (German), Gilgen [masculine] (German), Αιγιδιός (Aigidiós) [masculine] (Greek), Egyed (Hungarian), Egidio [masculine] (Italian), Aegīdius [masculine] (Latin), Egidijus (Lithuanian), Gèli (Occitan), Geli [masculine] (Occitan), Idzi [masculine] (Polish), Egídio [masculine] (Portuguese), Gil [masculine] (Portuguese), Egidiu (Romanian), Эгидий (Egidij) [masculine] (Russian), Егидије [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), Egidije [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), Egidij (Slovene), Egidio [masculine] (Spanish), Egidius (Swedish), Gillis (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Giles-en-name-wCWXTMUP Categories (other): English calculator words, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English calculator words: 22 5 36 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 32 6 23 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 47 4 14 36 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 86 5 5 5
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    Sense id: en-Giles-en-name-Xs1vzbdd Categories (other): English surnames
  3. A ghost town in Wayne County, Utah, United States. Categories (place): Ghost towns in Utah, USA, Places in Utah, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Giles-en-name-4Gq8rTtj Categories (other): English calculator words, Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of English calculator words: 22 5 36 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 32 6 23 39
  4. An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Categories (place): Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Brough with St Giles, Chalfont St Giles, Farmer Giles, Giles County, Saint Giles Island, St Giles in the Wood, St Giles on the Heath, St Giles's Hill, Wade-Giles Related terms: Aegidius, Gillard
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      "word": "Brough with St Giles"
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      "word": "Chalfont St Giles"
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      "roman": "gailoś",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "গাইলস"
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      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "賈爾斯"
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      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Jiljí"
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      "word": "Aegidius"
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      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Egidio"
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    {
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      "sense": "male given name",
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      "word": "Égide"
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      "lang": "French",
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Exidio"
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      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Ägidius"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Gilgen"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Aigidiós",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Αιγιδιός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Egyed"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Egidio"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Aegīdius"
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    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Egidijus"
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      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Gèli"
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    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Geli"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Idzi"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Egídio"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "word": "Gil"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Egidiu"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "male given name",
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      "word": "Эгидий"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "male given name",
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      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Egidije"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Egidij"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Egidio"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Egidius"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Gillis"
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}

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