Miles - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Miles \m(i)-

is pronounced myls. Possibly (Latin) "soldier", (Old German) "merciful", or variant of Emil (Latin) "eager to please". Historical: the Pilgrim leader, Miles Standish. In modern times, the character Miles O'Brien in the TV series "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". Musician Miles Davis.

Miles has 4 variant forms: Milan, Milo, Myles and Mylo.

Baby names that sound like Miles are Mills and Milesio.

Miles is a very common first name for men (#519 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#287 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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