Where does “Giles” come from?

Giles (English) comes from Old French Giles, from Latin Aegidius, from Latin Aegis, from Ancient Greek αἰγίς, from Ancient Greek αἴξ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

Ancestry of “Giles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchGiles
2LatinAegidius
3LatinAegisthe aegis, or shield. See Aegis; αἰγίς
4Ancient Greekαἰγίςthe aegis; a shield of Zeus or cloak of Athena; a...
5Ancient Greekαἴξgoat; a kind of waterfowl, possibly a goose; "In...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

Words derived from “Giles

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ-