Giles
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Giles
- /d͡ʒaɪlz/
Rhymes with -aɪlz
Where it comes from
Medieval English form of Old French saints' name Giles, modern Gilles, an altered form of Latin Aegīdius, from Ancient Greek Αἰγίδιος (Aigídios), derivative of αἰγίδιον (aigídion, “kid, young goat”).
proper noun
- A male given name from Ancient Greek. Daniel Hajas is a physics undergraduate at Sussex and has been blind since he was 16. He first heard about Giles and the SSDs when Giles was looking for blind students to test the devices.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A ghost town in Wayne County, Utah, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: scott, parry, gilles, cunning, deceit, craftiness, slyness, duplicity, trickery, artifice, deception, wiliness, craft, chicanery, subterfuge, treachery
Translations
Talk about this word "Giles." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/giles. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Giles. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/giles "Giles." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/giles.Cite this
@misc{giles_2026,
title = {Giles},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/giles},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
