Giles
jiles
Greek
"young goat"
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Giles Origin and Meaning
The name Giles is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "young goat".
One of those names that most Americans find just too too tea-sippingly British to consider; its meaning has led to occasional use for Capricorn boys.
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Giles Rank in US Top 1000
# 1887 on Nameberry
Giles Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
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Famous People Named Giles
- Giles SnyderAmerican newscaster
- Giles of Romearchbishop of Bourges and commentator on the Organon by Aristotle
- Giles DeaconEnglish fashion designer
- Giles Bryan ChichesterEnglish MEP
- Giles Coreyfigure in the 1692 Salem Witch Trials
- Giles MartinEnglish record producer, son of Beatles producer George Martin
- Giles Gilbert ScottEnglish architect
- Giles CorenEnglish journalist and novelist
- Giles Gordon K. BarnesEnglish footballer
The name Giles in Pop Culture
- Giles Winslow Sr. and Jr.characters in "Winnie,the,Pooh" series
- Giles Fletchercharacter in G. A. Henty's "St. George for England"
- Gilescharacter in Guillermo Del Toro's "The Shape of Water"
- Rupert Gilescharacter on TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
International Variations of the name Giles
- ÉigidIrish Gaelic
- EgidiusDutch
- EgidioItalian
- GillisDanish
- EgyedHungarian
- GillieScottish Gaelic
- IdziPolish
- AgidiusGerman
- GilSpanish
- GillesFrench
- EgidiuszPolish