Egidia

Egidia is the feminine form of the Greek-Latin name Aegidius and is used in Italy and Poland. The direct translation of the name is 'the shield of Zeus' or, more loosely, 'the shield bearer', 'the one protected by an oak shield', and 'the one who carries a hide for protection'.

What does the name Egidia mean?

The name Egidia is a feminine variant of the Greek-Latin Aegidius. It is translated as 'the shield of Zeus' and can also be interpreted as 'shield bearer', 'the one protected by an oak shield', or 'the one who carries a hide'. The roots of the name lie in the ancient Greek word aigís (αἰγῐ́ς), which means 'goat skin', 'shield of Zeus', or 'Zeus's protective cloak', as well as possibly in the term aigílōps (αἰγίλωψ), which refers to 'the oak' or 'goat grass'. In Scandinavian countries, Egidia is also interpreted as 'little goat'. There are also variants such as Aegidia and Egidiana.

Where does the name Egidia come from?

Egidia has its roots in ancient Greek and means 'the shield bearer'.

How do you pronounce Egidia?

Egidia is pronounced approximately as 'eh-GI-dia'.

When is the name day of Egidia?

The name day for Egidia is celebrated on September 1.

Popularity

In Germany, Egidia is a rather rare name that has not been recorded in German name statistics to date. Its best ranking was in 2003, reaching 916th place in the Italian name charts. In the last ten years, Egidia has been chosen as a first name in Italy fewer than ten times, leading to a ranking of 3,723 in the ten-year statistics. From 1999 to 2024, Egidia ranked 2,446 in Italy.

Nicknames & pet names

Egi / Egida

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