Aegidius

== 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 usage. ==== Related terms ==== modern given name: Giles ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Alternative forms === Ægīdius === Etymology === Probably derived from aegis (“shield”), from Ancient Greek αἰγίς (aigís, “goatskin”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ae̯ˈɡiː.di.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eˈd͡ʒiː.di.us] === 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. 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 → Dutch: Gielen → Dutch: Giel