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Gilles (given name)

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Gilles
PronunciationFrench: [ʒij]
Gendermasculine
Origin
Word/nameFrench form of Aegidius
Region of originFrance and Francophone areas
Other names
Related namesGiles

Gilles is a French masculine given name. It is derived from the Middle Ages saints' name Giles.[1]

People with the name Gilles include:

Fictional people

  • Gilles, a stock character of French farce and Commedia dell'Arte

References

  1. ^ "qui avoit nom Giles de nos avons ceste vile conquise par la dieu Landas, et fu feruz par mi l'ueil."