Given name
Aegidius
“resembling a young goal”
Aegidius is a form of Giles. One Greek interpretation is “resembling a young goal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aegidius is a form of Giles. One Greek interpretation is “resembling a young goal.”
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Where it comes from
Aegidius is a form of Giles. Giles has been associated with Late Latin and Greek naming traditions.
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How it developed
In English usage, Aegidius developed from Αἰγιδιός.
The story
Aegidius is a form of Giles. The history of Giles gives this family its wider story. Giles was in use during the Middle Ages.
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Aegidius’s family of names
In English usage, Aegidius developed from the Ancient Greek form Αἰγιδιός. In Dutch usage, Aegidius has a conventional equivalent in the French form Gilles. Aegidius is a form of Giles.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
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Aegidius has relatives in 15 languages.
18 related names in 15 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 20
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aegidius
- Aegidius TschudiSwiss historian (1505-1572)
- Aegidius GeleniusGerman historian (1595-1656)
- Egidius de Franciamedieval French composer and musicologist1400–1400
- Aegidius HunniusGerman theologian1550–1603
- Egid Verhelst the ElderFlemish sculptor1696–1749
- Aegidius FauteuxCanadian journalist, essayist and historian (1876–1941)
- Aegidius Rudolph Nicolaus ArntzGerman jurist and opinion journalist (1812-1884)
- Aegidius Strauch IIGerman theologian (1632-1682)
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