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Title: Giles as a female first name
Post by: emr on Sunday 20 October 19 10:14 BST (UK)

Hi all,
I have the name Giles or Giley popping up for female family members in Donegal (Creeslough area). Never seen this before and haven't ever heard it before as a female name today? Does anyone know anything about Giles as a female name?

Title: Re: Giles as a female first name
Post by: anne_p on Sunday 20 October 19 10:33 BST (UK)

Ive seen Giles or Giley on many marriage certificates.
Giles was a female name.

Have a look at  births on irishgenealogy.ie
Enter first of Giles name only and select a Donegal parish.( I chose Millford)

Ive looked at the first few in date order and all were female

Title: Re: Giles as a female first name
Post by: scotmum on Sunday 20 October 19 10:40 BST (UK)

See reply to similar question someone asked several years ago at :

https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/ireland@rootsweb.com/thread/5651842/

Title: Re: Giles as a female first name
Post by: rathmore on Tuesday 22 October 19 12:26 BST (UK)

census of ireland 1911

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie

put in search box FORENAME name Giles or Giley quite a lot come up for Donegal.

Title: Re: Giles as a female first name
Post by: annmck on Tuesday 22 October 19 14:02 BST (UK)

My grandfather’s parents emigrated from the Creeslough area. Their neighbouring families farmed in several of the area’s townlands and a few had businesses/resided in Creeslough village. Grandfather’s sister married a man whose mother appears variously as Giley/Jiley/Julia in census, church  and civil records.