Aegidius (given name) is a male given name of greek origin.
Aegidius (died 464 or 465) was a magister militum in Gaul.
Variations
Giles: English
Gilles: French
Ilya/Ilja: Slav
Ilj: Slovene
Bearers
Bearers of the variants Aegidius, Ægidius, or Egidius include:
Pre-modern era
Chronological order
Saint Aegidius or Saint Giles (c. 650–c. 710), hermit saint from Athens
Aegidius Corboliensis or Gilles de Corbeil (c. 1140–first quarter of the 13th century), physician Egidius Parisiensis (c. 1160–1223/1224), French poet Egidius Smaragd (fl. c. 1185–1215), Hungarian noble of French origin Aegidius of Assisi (c. 1190–1262), one of the original companions of saint Francis of Assisi Egidius Monoszló (c. 1240–1313), Hungarian baron Aegidius de Lessinia (died c. 1304), scholastic philosopher, pupil of Thomas Aquinas Aegidius Romanus or Giles of Rome (c. 1243–1316), archbishop of Bourges and philosopher Egidius de Francia or Egidius de Murino (), sometimes Magister Frater Egidius, French composer and music theorist in Italy Egidius (Chantilly Codex composer) (c. 1350–1400), sometimes Magister Egidius, composer in the Chantilly Codex Egidius Cantoris (, one of the two leaders of the Men of Understanding, a heretical sect Aegidius Campensis or Gilles Deschamps (), bishop of Coutances present at the trial of Joan of Arc, teacher of Jean Gerson Egidius Binchois, usually known as Gilles Binchois (c. 1400–1460), Franco-Flemish composer Aegidius of Viterbo or Aegidius Canisius (1472–1532), Italian cardinal, theologian, orator, humanist and poet