75%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Portuguese, Spanish Pronounced Pron. /ˈʒiɫ/(European Portuguese) /ˈʒiw/(Brazilian Portuguese) /ˈxil/(Spanish) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Portuguese and Spanish form of Giles. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesGillis(Dutch) Giles, Gyles(English) Gilles(French) Egidio, Gigi(Italian) Aegidius(Late Roman) Egidijus(Lithuanian) Gidie(Medieval French) Tilen(Slovene) Gillis(Swedish) Surname DescendantsGil(Portuguese) Gil(Spanish) Same SpellingGil 2, Gil 3 PopularityDetails Last ranked #645 in 1980 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #483 in 1980 France Last ranked #85 in 2018 Portugal Last ranked #455 in 1940 Spain (by decade) Last ranked #985 in 1971 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic youthful informal common strong strange simple Name DaysName Days? Spain: September 1 Categories animals, baby animals, fauna, folk heroes, goats, isograms, NASCAR, one syllable