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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Miles m. Latin miles 'soldier, knight'.

England
English
1530 Mylis LIWill-III p. 22, Mylys ibid. p. 20; 1540 Miles StAnthonlin p. 1; 1541 Miles ibid. p. 3; 1543 Miles ibid. p. 4; 1549 Miles ibid. p. 7; 1578 Myles CAmar-vol1 p. 3; 1589 Miles SaxhamSf p. 4, StAnthonlin p. 33; 1590 Myles DEmar-vol2 p. 20; 1592 Miles SaxhamSf p. 4; 1597 Miles ibid. p. 5
France
Latin
1378 Mileti (gen) hanquetvol1 225, Milletus (nom) ibid. 939
Old French
1301 Miles (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 238
Middle French
1423 Milet favier 98
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