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The Name Giles - Origin and Meaning of Giles
  



The Name Giles - Origin and Meaning of Giles


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Giles

Greek

Usage of the Name Giles

English

Meaning of the Name Giles

The name Giles is derived from the Greek word "aigidion" meaning "young goat".

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Saint Giles (650 - 710), a Christian hermit saint; Giles Farnaby (c. 1563 - 1640), an English composer; Giles Lytton Strachey (1880 - 1932), an English writer and critic; Giles Gilbert Scott (1880 - 1960), an English architect; Giles Blunt (born 1952), a Canadian writer.

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