Gilles
French · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Gilles
The name 'Gilles' is the French form of the Latin name 'Aegidius', meaning "shield-bearer" or "young goat" (from Greek *aigidion*).
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Etymology
The name 'Gilles' is the French form of the Latin name 'Aegidius', meaning "shield-bearer" or "young goat" (from Greek *aigidion*). It is primarily used in French-speaking cultures and within Christianity, notably associated with Saint Giles, a 7th-8th century hermit and patron saint of the disabled and beggars.
Gilles currently ranks #9,685 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1928.
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