Giles - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Giles \gi-les\ is pronounced jiles. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "small goat". From Aigidios. The name refers to the goat-skin that ancient shields were made of.

Giles has 11 variant forms: Egide, Egidio, Egidius, Gide, Gil, Gilles, Gillis, Gilliss, Gyles, Jiles and Jyles.

For more information, see also the related name Aegeus.

Baby names that sound like Giles are Gillies, Ghilles and Jules.

Giles is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Giles. Click here to compare Giles with related baby names.