Aegidius

See also: Ægidius and Ägidius

English

Etymology

From Late Latin Aegīdius, from Ancient Greek Αἰγιδιός (Aigidiós, “kid skin”) (sometimes interpreted as “the protecting”).

Proper noun

Aegidius

A male given name from Ancient Greek of historical use.

Related terms

modern given name: Giles

Translations

male given name

Basque: Egidio
Breton: Aegidius
Dutch: Aegidius
French: Égide
German: Ägid, Ägidius
Hungarian: Egyed (hu)
Italian: Egidio (it)
Norwegian: Aegidius
Portuguese: Egídio
Russian: Эги́дий m (Egídij)
Serbo-Croatian: Егидије
Spanish: Egidio (es)
Swedish: Aegidius
West Frisian: Aegidius

Latin

Alternative forms

Ægīdius

Etymology

Probably derived from aegis (“shield”), from Ancient Greek αἰγίς (aigís, “goatskin”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ae̯ˈɡiː.di.us/, [äe̯ˈɡiːd̪iʊs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈd͡ʒi.di.us/, [eˈd͡ʒiːd̪ius]

Proper noun

Aegīdius m sg (genitive Aegīdiī or Aegīdī); second declension

(Late Latin) a male given name, equivalent to English Giles

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Aegīdius
Genitive	Aegīdiī Aegīdī¹
Dative	Aegīdiō
Accusative	Aegīdium
Ablative	Aegīdiō
Vocative	Aegīdī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

French: Gilles
- → Dutch: Gilles
  - → North Frisian: Jilles
- → English: Giles
- → Catalan: Gil
- → Galician: Xil
- → Portuguese: Gil
- → German: Gilgen
  - → Czech: Jiljí
→ Italian: Egidio
→ Spanish: Egidio
→ Portuguese: Egídio
→ French: Égide
→ English: Aegidius
→ German: Ägidius
→ Polish: Idzi

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