"Giles" meaning in English

See Giles in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 34 6 24 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 49 3 14 33 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): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 34 6 24 36
  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
    Sense id: en-Giles-en-name-8aZ0dWAM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 5 18 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 7 15 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 29 6 20 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 26 6 24 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 25 8 25 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 34 6 24 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 12 5 25 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 25 6 24 44 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 5 25 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 28 6 21 44 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 5 24 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 33 6 20 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 5 24 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 10 5 24 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 28 6 21 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 33 6 20 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 26 6 25 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 6 22 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 26 6 24 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 28 6 21 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 5 24 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 26 6 24 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 26 6 24 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 5 20 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 6 25 43
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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    "Terms with Dutch translations",
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    "Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations",
    "Terms with Slovene translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations"
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      "word": "Brough with St Giles"
    },
    {
      "word": "Chalfont St Giles"
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    {
      "word": "Farmer Giles"
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    {
      "word": "Saint Giles Island"
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      "word": "St Giles in the Wood"
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      "word": "St Giles on the Heath"
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      "roman": "gailoś",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "গাইলস"
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      "word": "Egidi"
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      "word": "Gil"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "賈爾斯"
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      "word": "贾尔斯"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Jiljí"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Aegidius"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Egidio"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Égide"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Gilles"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Exidio"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Ägidius"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "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": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Aegīdius"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Egidijus"
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    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Gèli"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Geli"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Idzi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Egídio"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Gil"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Egidiu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Egidij",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Эгидий"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Егидије"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "Egidije"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Egidij"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Egidio"
    },
    {
      "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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  "word": "Giles"
}

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