Aegidius
Aegidius (also Aegidius , Aegydius , Egidius or Egydius ; Lithuanian Egidijus ; Czech Jiljí , Polish Idzi , Hungarian Egyed ; numerous short forms such as: Egyd , Gidius , Gilius , Gilles , Gil etc.) is a male given name .
The name is derived from the ancient Greek word αἰγίς, the Aigis of Greek mythology , and means the shield holder .
Name day is September 1st.
First name carrier
- Aegidius (saint) (640–720), saint and abbot of St. Gilles, he is one of the fourteen helpers in need .
- Aegidius (general) († probably 464), Roman general
- Aegidius of Assisi († 1262), Blessed
- Aegidius Aureaevallensis (Gilles d'Orval, 13th century), Cistercian and historian, author of the Gesta episcoporum Leodiensium
- Aegidius Corboliensis (around 1140 - around 1224), French doctor, university professor and poet
- Aegidius von Lessines († 1304), Dominican monk, philosopher and astronomer
- Aegidius Romanus (1243-1316), Augustinian hermit
- Aegidius Romanus († 1684), German Benedictine abbot, President of the Bursfeld Congregation
- Aegidius von Vaozela (1190–1265), blessed and Dominican priest
- Aegidius Mucidus (1272-1352), religious name of the French. Abbot and chronicler Gilles Li Muisis
- Aegidius de Viterbo (Aegidius of Viterbo, Egidio da Viterbo) (1469–1532), cardinal, theologian and humanist
- Aegidius Albornoz (1295–1367), Spanish cardinal
- Egidius Rehm (also Aegidius Rehm; Egidius Rem; 1486–1535), 1526–1535 Bishop of Chiemsee
- Aegidius de Monte OFM († 1577), Roman Catholic Bishop of Deventer
- Aegidius Strauch I (1583–1657), German Lutheran theologian
- Aegidius Strauch II (1632–1682), German Lutheran theologian
- Aegidius Tschudi (1505–1572), politician and first Swiss historian
- Aegid von Waldkirch (* 1621 or 1622; † 1667), from 1657 to 1667 abbot of the Muri monastery
- Egidio Arévalo (* 1982), Uruguayan football player
- Egidius Braun (* 1925), German football official, DFB President 1992–2001
- Egidius Schiffer (1956-2018), German serial killer
- Egidius Schneider (1893–1958), German social officer and adult educator
- Egyd Gstättner (* 1962), Austrian publicist and writer
- Eido I. (also: Ido, Eid or Agidius; * 955, † 1015), Bishop of Meissen
Surname bearer
- Egidy (noble family)
- Egidy (family)
- Ludwig Karl James Aegidi (1825–1901), German poet lawyer, university professor and politician. He was one of the leading fraternity members.
- Erhard Egidi (1929–2014), German church musician
- Hans Egidi (1890–1970), German lawyer
- Petrus Egidius , Petrus Aegidius Antverpiensis or Peter Egid (1486–1533), Belgian town clerk, editor and humanist; see Utopia (novel)
variants
Others
The community of Sant'Egidio is named after the church of St. Egidius in the Roman district of Trastevere .
See also
- St. Egyden am Steinfeld , municipality am Steinfeld in the Neunkirchen district in Lower Austria
Individual evidence
- ^ Bahlow, Hans: Deutsches Namenlexikon. Family and first names explained according to their origin and meaning . Gondorf Verlag, Bindlach 1991. ISBN 3-8112-0294-4
- ^ Name days online: The calendar of saints, Aegidius (Gilg, Gilles) .