Name Gilles

Origin:

From Old Greek words aigis and aigilops

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About the name Gilles in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	French
US 2021 rank:	not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below
Similarly written:	Gilles, Giles, Gillis, Aillén, Billel, Gallus, Gill, Guillem, Gyles, Ilies Details

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About Ägid, the group of names with the same origin as Gilles

Language of origin:	Old Greek
Words:	aigis Old Greek
	aigilops = the oak Old Greek
Topics:	14 Holy Helpers, Greek mythology
Variants' top ranks:	19:Tilen Slovenia 2009, 57:Ägidius Austria 2005, 65:Gilles Belgium 2006, 76:Gil Portugal 2016
Old/original forms:	Aegidius Latin, Aigidios Old Greek
Name variants:	Aegid, Aegidius, Ägid, Ägidius, Ägilius, Egid, Egidij, Egidio, Egidius, Gil, Giles, Gilles, Gillis, Gyles, Tilen Sortable list Details

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