Milo
m.
A hypocoristic of any of various names beginning with Proto-Germanic *mildijaz 'mild; good, generous'.
Often confused with Miles.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1189 Milo (nom) GASurv p. 159;
1279–80 Milonis (gen) WaHR-SK p. 69
- France
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- Latin
- ● 695 Milo (nom) DCEL-2 Add. VII,
Milonis (gen) ibid. Add. VII;
1012 Milo (nom) CartSavII 104,
Miloni (gen) ibid. 104;
1107 Milo (nom) CartStPC XVII,
Miloni (dat) ibid. XVII;
1135 Milo (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7,
Milone (abl) ibid. 7;
1138x1162 Milo (nom) ibid. 58,
Milone (abl) ibid. 86,
Milonis (gen) ibid. 74;
1147 Milo (nom) ibid. 14,
Milone (abl) ibid. 14,
Milonis (gen) ibid. 14;
1147x1158 Milo (nom) ibid. 35;
1147x1162 Milo (nom) ibid. 53;
1158x1170 Milo (nom) ibid. 138;
1162 Milo (nom) ibid. 39;
1162x1165 Milo (nom) ibid. 127;
a1163 Milo (nom) ibid. 96;
1163 Milonis (gen) ibid. 99;
1163–64 Milo (nom) ibid. 106;
1164 Milo (nom) ibid. 120,
Milonis (gen) ibid. 121;
1171 Milo (nom) ibid. 140;
1172 Milo (nom) ibid. 149;
1173 Milo (nom) ibid. 157;
1174 Milonis (gen) ibid. 160;
1179 Milo (nom) ibid. 176,
Milone (abl) ibid. 176,
Milonis (gen) ibid. 176;
1205 Milo (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXV,
Milonis (gen) ibid. LXXXV;
1209 Milo (nom) ibid. XCV;
1214 Milonis (gen) ibid. CXLI;
1219 Milo (nom) CartAub;
1301 Milo (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 218,
Milonis (gen) ibid. p. 210
- Old French
- ● 1301 Milon (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 238
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 822x875 Milon (abl) TradCorb §33;
1064 Miloni (dat) quix-vol1 92
Cite as: G. Grim, S.L. Uckelman. "Milo". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Milo.