Giles

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/d͡ʒaɪlz/

proper noun

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

OriginLatin Aegīdius ← Ancient Greek Αἰγίδιος →
CommonScrabble 6
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.

    Daniel Hajas is a physics undergraduate at Sussex and has been blind since he was 16. He first heard about Giles and the SSDs when Giles was looking for blind students to test the devices.

    2017 October 10, Vanessa Potter, “My sudden synesthesia: how I went blind and started hearing colors”, in CNN, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2025
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A ghost town in Wayne County, Utah, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΑἰγίδιος
  2. LatinAegīdius
  3. EnglishGiles

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”).

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Translations

Bengali গাইলস
  • গাইলস (gailoś)male given name
Bulgarian Егидий, Жил
  • Егидий (Egidij)male given name
  • Жил (Žil)male given name
Catalan Egidi, Gil
  • Egidimale given name
  • Gilmale given name
Chinese Mandarin 賈爾斯 /贾尔斯
  • 賈爾斯 /贾尔斯 (Jiǎ'ěrsī)male given name
Czech Jiljí
  • Jiljímale given name
Dutch Aegidius
  • Aegidiusmale given name
Esperanto Egidio
  • Egidiomale given name
French Égide, Gilles
  • Égidemale given name
  • Gillesmale given name
German Ägidius, Gilgen
  • Ägidiusmale given name
  • Gilgenmale given name
Greek Αιγιδιός, Αιγίδιος
  • Αιγιδιός (Aigidiós)male given name
  • Αιγίδιος (Aigídios)male given name
Hungarian Egyed
  • Egyedmale given name
Italian Egidio
  • Egidiomale given name
Latin Aegīdius
  • Aegīdiusmale given name
Lithuanian Egidijus
  • Egidijusmale given name
Polish Idzi
  • Idzimale given name
Portuguese Egídio, Gil
  • Egídiomale given name
  • Gilmale given name
Romanian Egidiu
  • Egidiumale given name
Russian Эгидий
  • Эгидий (Egidij)male given name
Spanish Egidio
  • Egidiomale given name
Swedish Egidius, Gillis
  • Egidiusmale given name
  • Gillismale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Giles

milessmilespileswileswhilesgylesWest Isles
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Anagrams

Selig
Cite this entry
APA

Giles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Giles

MLA

“Giles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Giles. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Giles,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Giles.

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