The first name Gilles

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About the first name Gilles

Meaning

The name Gilles comes from an old French form of Latin Aegidius; its exact meaning remains debated.

Historical origin

The name Gilles spread in France through the medieval cult of Saint Giles.

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Devotion to saints strongly contributed to the spread of Gilles; religious calendars long influenced naming choices in Quebec.

Pronunciation:jilʒ.il

Frequency of the first name Gilles by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Gilles by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name GillesLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Gilles in baptisms by year.10075502501625169817711844191719901625–1629 1 baptisms1630–1634 1 baptisms1635–1639 6 baptisms1640–1644 6 baptisms1650–1654 1 baptisms1665–1669 2 baptisms1675–1679 2 baptisms1680–1684 4 baptisms1685–1689 3 baptisms1695–1699 2 baptisms1705–1709 1 baptisms1710–1714 2 baptisms1720–1724 2 baptisms1730–1734 1 baptisms1740–1744 1 baptisms1750–1754 2 baptisms1765–1769 3 baptisms1805–1809 1 baptisms1815–1819 1 baptisms1840–1844 1 baptisms1845–1849 1 baptisms1860–1864 1 baptisms1870–1874 2 baptisms1880–1884 2 baptisms1905–1909 1 baptisms1910–1914 1 baptisms1920–1924 7 baptisms1925–1929 10 baptisms1930–1934 24 baptisms1935–1939 41 baptisms1940–1944 44 baptisms1945–1949 57 baptisms1950–1954 34 baptisms1955–1959 45 baptisms1960–1964 19 baptisms1965–1969 6 baptisms1970–1974 8 baptisms1975–1979 9 baptisms1980–1984 1 baptisms1985–1989 1 baptisms1990–1994 1 baptisms

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