The first name Aegidius

A boy’s name from Greek meaning “kid skin”, “the protecting”.

3 syllables Male

Meaning and origin

Greek origin

Aegidius means “kid skin”, “the protecting” in Greek.

From Late Latin Aegīdius, from Ancient Greek Αἰγιδιός (Aigidiós, “kid skin”) (sometimes interpreted as “the protecting”).

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Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

Егидий

Egidij

Bulgarian

Jiljí

Czech

Égide

French

Ägid

German, also Ägidius

Αιγιδιός

Aigidiós

Greek, also Αιγίδιος

Egyed

Hungarian

Egidio

Italian

Aegīdius

Latin

Egidiusz

Polish, also Idzi

Egídio

Portuguese

Эги́дий

Egídij

Russian

Egidio

Spanish

Spelled Aegidius in Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish too.

3 on Wikidata, most written-about first

Johann Aegidius Bach
German organist, father of Johann Bernhard Bach, 1645–1716
Saint Giles
7th-century Greek hermit and abbot, Catholic saint, one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, 640–710
Gil Álvarez de Albornoz
14th century Spanish cardinal, archbishop, Chancellor of Toledo and ecclesiastical leader, 1310–1367

What does the name Aegidius mean?: Aegidius means “kid skin”, “the protecting” in Greek.
What is the origin of the name Aegidius?: From Late Latin Aegīdius, from Ancient Greek Αἰγιδιός (Aigidiós, “kid skin”) (sometimes interpreted as “the protecting”).