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

• Egidijus , Lithuanian
• Egidi
• Egid
• Gilles
• Gil
• Jillich

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
  • Parish Church of St. Egyden am Steinfeld

Individual evidence

1. ^ Bahlow, Hans: Deutsches Namenlexikon. Family and first names explained according to their origin and meaning . Gondorf Verlag, Bindlach 1991. ISBN 3-8112-0294-4
2. ^ Name days online: The calendar of saints, Aegidius (Gilg, Gilles) .