Miles

Miles \mi-les, mil-es\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Miles is pronounced MAYah-S ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Miles: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"

What is the origin of Miles?

Miles' language of origin is Hebrew and Latin. It is used predominantly in the English language. Latin origin: The name is of disputed origin. Its medieval form was the Roman name Milo (Latin), itself from the element miles ('soldier'), possibly influenced from the association with the name Michael and the archangel Michael, the patron saint of soldiers. Another derivation suggests the source as the Slavic mil ('favor, grace'). The name has been used by English speakers since its introduction from the Norman Conquest, and it saw a moderate revival in the 18th century. In Ireland, it is taken as the Anglicized form of other names such as Maoileas, Maelmore, and Maolmuire, and the form Myles as the equivalent of the Gaelic Maolra. In Scotland, Myles is taken as the Anglicized form of Maoilios. Miles is a diminutive (English) of the Czech, English, French, German, and Yiddish Michael definition. Miles has 16 derivatives. Derivatives of Miles consist of name Milea, name Milee meaning, Miley meaning, Mili meaning and origin, what does the name Milie mean, short names for Milles, name Milo origin, what does the name Milos mean, Milosh pronounciation, Milson definition, Mily meaning, name Mylo origin, baby name Mylos, and Mylosh name popularity. The variant spellings Myles meaning of name and Mylz pronounciation are other English forms. Miles is a popular baby boy name, and it is also viewed as trendy. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1940s. At the recent height of its usage in 2010, 0.139% of baby boys were given the name Miles. It had a ranking of #137 then. Within all boy names in its family, Miles was the 2nd most popular after short names for Michael in 2010. It was more widely used than Miles by 6 times in that year.

A famous person named Miles is Miles Davis, Trumpeter, born Miles Dewey Davis, Jr. 26 May 1926 - 28 September 1991, Alton, Illinois.

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The baby name Miles fun facts:

The name Miles in reverse order is "Selim".

The numerological value of the name Miles is number 4 and 22, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth+ The Master Builder, large endeavors, powerful force, leadership.

How popular is Miles?

Miles is in the top names in USA.