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  • proper noun A male given name.
  • proper noun A patronymic surname.

Etymologies

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Medieval English form of Old French saints' name Gide, an altered form of Latin Aegidius, from Ancient Greek Aigidios, derivative of aigidion "kid, young goat".

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