The story
- Middle English · inherited fromMiles
- English todayMiles
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.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.