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What does Miles mean?
Miles 
▲ as a boys' name 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.
STARTS WITH Mi-
ASSOCIATED WITH soldier (warrior), old, eager (faithful), leader, modern, star, deep (dark)
Variations
VARIANTS Milan▲, Milo▲, Myles▲, Mylo
OTHER FORMS VIA EMIL Emile▼, Emlen
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Males, ..
(female) Mile, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Miles Stanley (M.S.), ..
How popular is Miles?
Miles is a very popular first name for men (#519 out of 1220, Top 42%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#342 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Miles reached its peak rank of #98 in the U.S. in 2018. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Miles (#98 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) listed in the Top 2000 are Emil (#1370), Emile, Milan (#450), Milo (#178), Myles (#195) and Mylo (#1153). Usage of these relations of Miles is more pronounced among parents presently (ADOPTION OF 0.5%), except for versions such as Emile which have become less in vogue. Miles is more widely used than the rest, although Myles appears to be gaining popularity too.
Similar Names
Miles▲ is pronounced similarly to Mills. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Aimes, Arles, Giles▼, Gilles, Gyles, Jiles, Jules▼, Jyles, Malek, Mayes, Mike▼, Mikel, Mikey, Milesio, Millen, Miller▲, Milt, Milten (see Milton), Miner, Minos, Mirek, Moises▲, Moses▼, Mozes, Niles, Nyles, Ries, Rives, Stiles, Wilkes and Willes. These names tend to be less commonly used than Miles.
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