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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Miles m. Latin miles 'soldier, knight'.

Often confused with Milo.

England
Early Modern 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; 1574 Myles Bar-in-El p. 23; 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
◑ 1313 Milet Paris1313 p. 5
Middle French
◑ 1423 Milet favier 98; 1438 Milet ibid. 49
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Miles". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Miles.