Giles (given name)
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Etymology
Giles is the Medieval English form of the Old French saints'Saint Giles
Saint Giles was a Greek Christian hermit saint from Athens, whose legend is centered in Provence and Septimania. The tomb in the abbey Giles was said to have founded, in St-Gilles-du-Gard, became a place of pilgrimage and a stop on the road that led from Arles to Santiago de Compostela, the...
name Gilles, an altered form of Latin Aegidius
Aegidius
Aegidius was a Gallo-Roman warlord of northern Gaul. He had been promoted as magister militum in Gaul under Aëtius around 450. An ardent supporter of Majorian, Aegidius rebelled when Ricimer deposed Majorian, engaging in several campaigns against the Visigoths and creating a Roman rump state that...
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Some explain this as from Greek αιγιδιον (aigidion) meaning "kid, young goat".
Others believe that the Latin Aegidius was from aegis
Aegis
An aegis is a large collar or cape worn in ancient times to display the protection provided by a high religious authority or the holder of a protective shield signifying the same, such as a bag-like garment that contained a shield. Sometimes the garment and the shield are merged, with a small...
, a goatskin shield, and that the name refers to the youth who would carry the shield for a warrior.
Famous people called Giles
- Saint GilesSaint GilesSaint Giles was a Greek Christian hermit saint from Athens, whose legend is centered in Provence and Septimania. The tomb in the abbey Giles was said to have founded, in St-Gilles-du-Gard, became a place of pilgrimage and a stop on the road that led from Arles to Santiago de Compostela, the...
, 7th-8th century Christian hermit saint - Giles of Assisi, Aegidius of Assisi, 13th century companion of St. Francis of Assisi
- Giles of RomeGiles of RomeGiles of Rome , was an archbishop of Bourges who was famed for his logician commentary on the Organon by Aristotle. Giles was styled Doctor Fundatissimus by Pope Benedict XIV...
, 13th century archbishop - Giles BluntGiles BluntGiles Blunt is a Canadian novelist and screenwriter born in in Windsor, Ontario. His first novel, Cold Eye, was a psychological thriller set in the New York art world, which was made into the French movie Les Couleurs du diable ....
(born 1952), Canadian novelist and screenwriter - Gyles BrandrethGyles BrandrethGyles Daubeney Brandreth is a British writer, broadcaster and former Conservative Member of Parliament and junior minister.-Early life:...
(born 1948), British author - Giles ChichesterGiles ChichesterGiles Chichester is a British Conservative Party politician, and a Member of the European Parliament for South West England and Gibraltar. He was elected as a temporary Vice President of the European Parliament on 6 July 2011 to replace Silvana Koch-Mehrin who had resigned over plagiarism...
(born 1946), British Conservative Party politician - Giles CorenGiles CorenGiles Coren is a British food critic, television presenter and novelist. He is known for expressing controversial opinions, and for his television appearances with the comedian Sue Perkins.-Personal:...
(born 1969), British journalist - Giles CoreyGiles CoreyGiles Corey was a prosperous farmer and full member of the church in early colonial America who died under judicial torture during the Salem witch trials. Corey refused to enter a plea, and was crushed to death by stone weights in an attempt to force him to do so...
(1621–1692), victim of the Salem witch trials - Giles Gilbert ScottGiles Gilbert ScottSir Giles Gilbert Scott, OM, FRIBA was an English architect known for his work on such buildings as Liverpool Cathedral and Battersea Power Station and designing the iconic red telephone box....
(1880–1960), British architect - Giles KristianGiles KristianGiles Kristian is a novelist, known for his action adventure novels in the historical fiction genre. He is best known for his Raven series, about a young man’s coming of age amongst a band of Viking warriors. His first novel, the bestselling Raven: Blood Eye, was published to great acclaim...
(born 1975), British author - Giles HendersonGiles HendersonGiles Ian Henderson CBE, born 20 April 1942, is the present Master of Pembroke College, Oxford.After school in South Africa at Michaelhouse, he graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand with a B.A degree and then from Magdalen College, Oxford, as Master of Arts and Bachelor of Civil Law...
(born 1942), CBE, Master of Pembroke College, Oxford - Giles MartinGiles MartinGiles Martin is an English record producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is the son of Sir George Martin, famed producer of almost all of The Beatles' records.- Biography :...
(born 1969), English record producer and songwriter - Giles PellerinGiles PellerinGiles L. Pellerin , nicknamed the Superfan or Super Fan, was an American telephone company executive and a fan of the University of Southern California Trojans college football team, notable for having attended 797 consecutive USC football games over a period of 73 years until his death at age 91...
(1906–1998), American businessman most famous for attending every game of the USC Trojans football team from 1925 until his death - Gilles PetersonGilles PetersonGilles Peterson , is a DJ, record collector and record label owner from London, UK. Through his labels Acid Jazz, Talkin' Loud, and latterly Brownswood Recordings, he has been associated with the careers of well-known artists of the 1990s such as Erykah Badu, Roni Size and Jamiroquai...
(born c.1964), English DJ and record label owner - Giles Radice, Baron RadiceGiles Radice, Baron RadiceGiles Heneage Radice, Baron Radice PC is a Labour member of the House of Lords.Radice contested the Chippenham constituency unsuccessfully for Labour at the 1966 general election....
(born 1936), British politician - Giles Scott-SmithGiles Scott-SmithGiles Scott-Smith is a political researcher specializing in Cold War history and transatlantic relations. He received his Ph.D. from Lancaster University in 1998. He is currently associated with the Roosevelt Study Center in the Netherlands and the Roosevelt Academy.-Links:*...
, political researcher - Gilles VilleneuveGilles VilleneuveJoseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve, better known as Gilles Villeneuve , was a Canadian racing driver. An enthusiast of cars and fast driving from an early age, he started his professional career in snowmobile racing in his native province of Quebec...
(1950–1982), Canadian racing driver - Gilles SimonGilles SimonGilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour...
(born 1984), French tennis player
Fictional characters
- Giles Wemmbley-Hogg of British radio comedy Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off
See also
- Gyles v WilcoxGyles v WilcoxGyles v Wilcox 26 ER 489 was a decision of the Court of Chancery of England that established the doctrine of fair abridgement, which would later evolve into the concept of fair use. The case was heard and the opinion written by Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, and concerned Fletcher Gyles, a...
- Giles (disambiguation)
- Giles (surname)Giles (surname)The surname Giles comes from the given name Giles, for which multiple origins have been suggested.People with the surname Giles include:-Real people:* Annabel Giles , Welsh model, panellist and novellist...
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