Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A male given name from an uncertain origin. · A surname originating as a patronymic. · A minor city in Jackson County, Iowa. · An unincorporated community in Orange County, North Carolina.
From Old French given name Milo, of problematic origin, possibly from an unknown Germanic element, or a short form of Slavic names beginning with mil- "grace, favor". The English form is associated by folk etymology with Latin mīles (“soldier”). As a surname, it is also derived from a Middle English Miles form of Michael.
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- Inherited-form mentionMilesenm
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