Comments on: Name of the Day: Giles

By: Baby Name of the Day: Romilly | Appellation Mountain

Baby Name of the Day: Romilly | Appellation Mountain — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:52:08 +0000

[...] Romilly married one of the famous Mitford socialite sisters; his brother Giles was a journalist imprisoned by the Nazis during World War II. They were cousins by marriage to [...]

By: Baby Name of the Day: Gilana | Appellation Mountain

Baby Name of the Day: Gilana | Appellation Mountain — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:40:02 +0000

[...] feminine form of Gilbert or Giles any masculine or surname beginning with [...]

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:23:48 +0000

Another, Garrett is the name of one of my favorite cousins! He’s only 20-something, and when his mother chose the name, she got some flak for it. (It was the era of Jason, Josh and Ryan.) But I’ve always loved it, and the name caught fire right around the same time she chose it for her son. I’ve also worked with a lovely, 20-something Jarrett, so I’m curious to dig into the history of the name. Garrett will be NotD on 8/28.

Between Giles and Gilbert, I think I prefer Giles – but it’s a close call. And since my husband’s last name starts with an “S,” we’d actually never use Giles anyhow. What I can say for certain is that I like Giles better than Miles, which always sound like a plural noun or a Pilgrim to me.

Catherine, *love* that tidbit about Giles Corey’s noble sufferings. It adds something to the name, doesn’t it?

By: !!!DirtyHippy!!!

!!!DirtyHippy!!! — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:59:01 +0000

Giles feels a bit too British for my taste. I have a hard time imaging Giles to be much fun at a party, not that “fun” is really a major concern in naming someone, but I guess it’s just not a very versatile name for me.

Gilbert feels a lot warmer and more friendly to me.

By: Lola

Lola — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 01:37:03 +0000

I quite like Giles. Warm & friendly he is. But then, I also Like Niles, despite the fusspot on Frasier and Miles was what Josephine would have been, if she’d been born with male parts. My heart does belong to Gilbert though, I really love him.

Giles has an interesting history, one I was almost entirely unaware of.The church of London is my main assocation and St. Giles of Assisi was my Babci’s favorite Saint (no clue why, though). I had no notion of his Latin roots, nor his assocation with Zeus. Now there’s a God I’d name a kid for, Zues is fun to say!

Giles is one that’s snappy, handsome and strong. I would love to see him used !

By: Another

Another — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:37:07 +0000

While I love Anthony Head’s Rupert Giles, I would never in a million uears use this name. It’s too…serious sounding. And as for Myles – I don’t really understand the attraction these mommies are feeling to that one either.

I think I’d actually prefer Gilbert over Giles – but for G names, my favorite would be Garrett, probably. Care to do a NotD on Garrett? – maybe include its relation to Jarrett – if any.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:33:09 +0000

Giles! Love it! Of course, my favourite historical/literary reference is Giles Corey of Salem. He was accused of witchcraft and refused to plead, leading to his death. In the play, as he was being tortured and crushed under a weight of rocks, all he said was “More weight.” Now, I don’t know if that really happened, but it makes the character, at least, one bad-ass dude. I also see him as sort of a level head in all of that craziness and an admirable man.

I thought the part on Giles of Assisi was really interesting. I’m not Christian, never was, but I always did like St. Francis’ whole deal. I suppose you could say he’s my favourite saint, along with St. Cecilia. So this tidbit makes me love Giles all the more.

Apart from these associations, I love the name for it’s slick throwback feel and smooth sound. Gil is nice, but if I had a little Giles he’d be Giles 24/7. It’s way too cool to nickname. I also love similar names Miles and Niles. Of course, not on siblings!