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Giles ({{IPAc-en|dʒ|aɪ|l|z}}) is the [[Medieval English]] form of the name of the French hermit ''[[Saint Giles]]'',<ref>"qui avoit nom '''Giles''' de nos avons ceste vile conquise par la dieu Landas, et fu feruz par mi l'ueil.."</ref>

which itself is the [[Old French]] form of the Latin name [[Aegidius (given name)|Aegidius]]. The modern French forms are [[Gilles (given name)|Gilles]] and the less common Égide. Some languages have their own variations of the name, for example [[Tilen]] in [[Slovene language|Slovene]].

 

==Notable people with the given name==