Miles - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Miles \m(i)-les\ 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 popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Miles. Click here to compare Miles with related baby names.