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Giles may refer to:

People

• Giles (given name), male given name (Latin: Aegidius)
• Giles (surname), family name

This section lists people commonly referred to solely by this name.

• Saint Giles, 7th-8th century Christian hermit saint
• Giles of Assisi, Aegidius of Assisi, 13th century companion of St. Francis of Assisi
• Giles of Rome, 13th century archbishop
• Carl Giles, British cartoonist for the Daily Express
  • Giles family, a fictional family featured in work by Giles
• Rupert Giles, fictional character in the American TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Places

• Giles, Utah, a US ghost town
• Giles County, Tennessee, US
• Giles County, Virginia, US
• Electoral district of Giles, a state electoral district in South Australia
• Giles Weather Station near the Western Australian - South Australian border

Other uses

• Giles (band), a solo techno project by Tommy Giles Rogers Jr., and title of his 2004 album
• "Giles", a song by Unearth from III: In the Eyes of Fire
• Giles G-202, an aerobatic plane designed by Richard Giles

See also

• Wikipedia articles that start with "Giles"

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Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

English

Etymology

Medieval English form Old French saints' name Gide, an altered form of Latin Aegidius, Ancient Greek Aigidios, derivative of aigidion "kid, young goat". (Source:Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Pres 2001.)

Proper noun

Giles

1. A male given name.
2. A patronymic surname.

Translations