Milo (/ˈmiːloʊ/MEE-loh) is a masculine
given name and a
surname. The name Milo is derived from multiple sources. In the
Slavic languages, the root mil- means "dear" or "beloved," and the name may have come from a
Latinized form of this root. However, it is also believed that the name may derive from the
Latin word "miles," meaning "soldier". It is also believed that the word comes from the
ancient Greek "milos," which means "of the yew-flower". The name also bears
Germanic and
Gothic origins, with the word "milo," meaning "the great merciful".
The name Milo has documented usage as far back as the
c. 9th-century BCancient Greece. It was first brought into use in the
English language after the
Norman Conquest in the 11th-century AD.
The names: Milos, Mylo, Milós, Miklós, Miles, Miilo and Miloš are all variants derived from the name. Whilst the
feminine equivalents to the name Milo is either Mila or Myla.
Name statistics
In 2020 it ranked as the 134th most popular boys name in the
United States.
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