Giles (given name)

Giles (also Aegidius, Ägydius, Egidius or Egydius; Lithuanian Egidijus; Polish Idzi; numerous short forms such as: Egyd, Gidius, Gilius, Gilles, etc.) is a male first name.

The name derives from the ancient Greek αἰγίς off the aegis of the Greek mythology and means of the plate holder.

Well-known bearers of the name

  • Giles of St. Gilles ( 640-720 ), saint and abbot of St. Gilles, he is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers.
  • Aegidius (commander ) ( † probably 464 ), Roman general
  • Giles of Assisi († 1262 ), Seliger
  • Aegidius Romanus (1243-1316), Augustinian hermit
  • Giles of Vaozela (1190-1265), Seliger and Dominican priest
  • Aegidius Mucidus (1272-1352), religious name of the French abbot and chronicler Gilles Li Muisis
  • Giles de Viterbo ( Aegidius of Viterbo, Egidio da Viterbo ) ( 1469-1532 ), cardinal, theologian and humanist
  • Aegidius Albornoz (1295-1367), Spanish cardinal
  • Rehm Giles (also Aegidius Rehm; Egidius Rem; 1486-1535 ), 1526-1535 Bishop of Chiemsee
  • Aegidius de Monte OFM († 1577), Roman Catholic Bishop of Deventer
  • Aegidius Strauch I. (1583-1657), German Lutheran theologian
  • Aegidius Strauch II (1632-1682), German Lutheran theologian
  • Aegidius Tschudi (1505-1572), politician and the first Swiss historian
  • Aegid of Waldkirch (* 1621 or 1622, † 1667), 1657-1667 abbot of the monastery of Muri
  • Egidio Arévalo ( b. 1982 ), Uruguayan football player
  • Egidius Braun (born 1925), German football official, DFB president 1992-2001
  • Egidius Schiffer ( born 1956 ), German serial killer
  • Egidius Schneider (1893-1958), German social speaker and adult educator
  • Eido I. (also: Ido, oath or Giles, * 955, † 1015), Bishop of Meissen

Variants

  • Egidijus, Lithuanian
  • Egidi
  • Egid

Others

The Community of Sant'Egidio is named in the Trastevere district of Rome to the church of St. Giles.

Itemization

  • Male first name
Giles of Rome Giles of Viterbo
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