Gilles - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Gilles \gi(l)-les\ is a variant of Giles (Greek) and Gillies (Scottish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Gilles is "small goat; servant of Jesus".

The baby name Gilles sounds like Gillis and Ghilles. Other similar baby names are Gilley, Gillen and Willes.

Gilles is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#9131 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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