GILES
GILES, GYLES, JILES: Gilo, Ghilo 1086 DB; Wido filius Gisel Hy
2 DC(L); Gisle, Egidius, Gilo, Gile de Gousle Hy 2 1183-7
DC(L); Gile de Costeshal' 1196 P(L) ; Gilo Hose 1210 Cur(W);
Ailward, Godfrey Gile 1176, 1191 P(Bk, Nth); William Gyless
1296 SRSx; William Gilis 1317 AssK; Nicholas Gisel 1346 FA(Sf).
The DB Gilo has been identified with OG Gilo, equivalent
to Gislebertus, and this is supported by the forms Gisel, Gisle,
The latinization of this by Egidius shows that the scribe associated
the name with Giles, a difficult name, regularly translated Egisius,
from Greek 'kid'. The name of the 17th century Provençal hermit
St
Ĉgidius spread widely and survies as Gidi, Gidy in southern
France, as Gili, Gilli in he Alpes Martimes, elsewhere as Gile,
Gille. The popularity of this form in England is proved both by the
number of churches dedicated to St. Giles and by the frequent medieval
Egidius. In the 12th century itwas confused with and absorbed OG
Gilo and Gisel, a short form of Gilbert. V. JELLIS
. (7)
Researching: John P. H. Giles m.
Ellen Z.
d) Jean M. N. Giles b.1908 Hurstville NSW AUS
m) Thomas L. Pidcock b.1906 Casino NSW AUS
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