What Does My Name Giles Mean?

The word 'Giles' is used for a masculine name and can trace its origin in the Greek language. The meaning that you can figure out from the use of the word is a 'small goat'. The word is a derivation of the word 'Aigidios' which refers to the goat-skin and was used to make the shields in the ancient times.
       
The word is seldom being used to name a person as his first name but as a surname the word is quite popular and you can find a good number of people that are the bearers of this surname. The prime among them is the English cricketer Ashley Giles who has earned great accolades in his professional career.
      
Giles is not the only word that has been derived from the word 'Aigidios' and it has several other variants. The variants are Egide, Egidius and Gide.

Please i still can't get the meaning well

I seriously dont know im lust asking where i came from