Where is Giles from?

Meaning of the name Giles

From the Late Latin name Aegidius , which is derived from Greek αἰγίδιον (aigidion) meaning "young goat". Saint Giles was an 8th-century miracle worker who came to southern France from Greece. He is regarded as the patron saint of the crippled. In Old French the name Aegidius became Gidie and then Gilles , at which point it was imported to England.

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