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Yet more name trivia
All info taken from here.
GILES
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
From the Late Latin name Aegidius, which meant "young goat" from Greek αιγιδιον (aigidion). Saint Giles was an 8th-century miracle worker from Greece who regarded as the patron saint of cripples
Good Name 54% 46% Bad Name
Masculine 100% 0% Feminine
Classic 100% 0% Modern
Mature 80% 20% Youthful
Formal 80% 20% Informal
Upperclass 80% 20% Common
Urban 60% 40% Natural
Wholesome 60% 40% Devious
Strong 90% 10% Delicate
Refined 80% 20% Rough
Strange 60% 40% Boring
Simple 60% 40% Complex
Serious 80% 20% Comedic
Nerdy 80% 20% Unintellectual
United States Top 1000 (male)
Year(s) Rank
1980-1989 -
1970-1979 -
1960-1969 -
1950-1959 -
1940-1949 929
1930-1939 808
1920-1929 797
1910-1919 735
1900-1909 848
Guess there hasn't been much call on this name since 1949!
All info taken from here.
GILES
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
From the Late Latin name Aegidius, which meant "young goat" from Greek αιγιδιον (aigidion). Saint Giles was an 8th-century miracle worker from Greece who regarded as the patron saint of cripples
Good Name 54% 46% Bad Name
Masculine 100% 0% Feminine
Classic 100% 0% Modern
Mature 80% 20% Youthful
Formal 80% 20% Informal
Upperclass 80% 20% Common
Urban 60% 40% Natural
Wholesome 60% 40% Devious
Strong 90% 10% Delicate
Refined 80% 20% Rough
Strange 60% 40% Boring
Simple 60% 40% Complex
Serious 80% 20% Comedic
Nerdy 80% 20% Unintellectual
United States Top 1000 (male)
Year(s) Rank
1980-1989 -
1970-1979 -
1960-1969 -
1950-1959 -
1940-1949 929
1930-1939 808
1920-1929 797
1910-1919 735
1900-1909 848
Guess there hasn't been much call on this name since 1949!