Message: "Re: My column on Milo and why I think it's use in the USA is more from the Greek than Slavic origin"

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[Facts] Re: My column on Milo and why I think it's use in the USA is more from the Greek than Slavic origin

by Septapus (Buneary)

4/10/2025, 5:01 PM

in reply to a message by clevelandkentevans

I think they could just add it to the original name. Lots of names have had their etymologies rewritten on this site when more accurate information was found.

By the way, shouldn't the title be "more from the Greek than Germanic"? There isn't much mention of Slavic usage.

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- clevelandkentevans

4/11/2025, 4:35 PM

If you look at the explanation for Miles on this site, you will see that its meaning as a Germanic name is unknown but that it's been proposed that it's originally from Slavic "milu" meaning "gracious, dear." That's why I put Slavic in the heading.

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