Given name & surname
Egyed
“a shield-bearer”
Egyed is used as a given name and a surname. One Hungarian interpretation is “a shield-bearer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hungarian interpretation is “a shield-bearer.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hungarian.
The story
Egyed is a form of Giles. The history of Giles gives this family its wider story. Giles was in use during the Middle Ages.
Explained through its name family
Egyed’s family of names
Egyed shares a linguistic root with Giles. In Hungarian usage, Egyed has a conventional equivalent in the French form Gilles. Egyed is a form of Giles.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Egyed has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Hungarian roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 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 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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