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Giles /gi-les/ [1 syll.] as a boys' name is pronounced jiles. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Giles is small goat.From Aigidios. The name refers to the goat-skin that ancient shields were made of.iles is an unusual given name for men but a very prominent surname for all people (#805 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity of Giles for boys.
This most interesting surname is of Old Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon origin, and has two possible interpretations. Firstly, it may be of topographical origin for a dweller by the thorn-bush(es), from the Old Norse, Olde English thorn, a thorn-bush or hedge, with the suffix -s, of that place.he first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Thorn, which was dated 1206, in the Curia Regis Rolls of Sussex, during the reign of King John, known as Lackland, 1199 - 1216. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax.