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ArchivesAnyone know the ancient Greek derivation of Milo?
There was a famous wrestler in ancient Greece called Milo of Croton. It is very unlikely that his name has the same derivation as the Germanic derivation of Milo. Does anyone know what the derivation of the Greek name is or how it could be found?
Thanks!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milo_of_Croton
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milo_of_Croton
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It says he is also called Milon:
https://www.behindthename.com/name/milon/submitted - Derived from Greek milos "yew".
https://www.behindthename.com/name/milon/submitted - Derived from Greek milos "yew".
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And thanks again for the reference. I am writing my next column on the name Milo, and the comment in the submitted link that:
"As for its usage in modern English and German, it might sometimes be considered a bona fide variant of Milo."
...seems to be absolutely correct, especially in regard to Milo's use in the 19th century United States. My research shows that it is much more likely that Milo was thought of as a Classical Greek and Roman name when it was given to boys in early 19th century America rather than being a "medieval revival" name from the Latin form of Mile or Miles found in medieval records. I will post evidence for that when I link to my column published next Sunday.
"As for its usage in modern English and German, it might sometimes be considered a bona fide variant of Milo."
...seems to be absolutely correct, especially in regard to Milo's use in the 19th century United States. My research shows that it is much more likely that Milo was thought of as a Classical Greek and Roman name when it was given to boys in early 19th century America rather than being a "medieval revival" name from the Latin form of Mile or Miles found in medieval records. I will post evidence for that when I link to my column published next Sunday.
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Thank you!
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Some American usages will also be short forms of names such as Miloslav, from Proto-Slavic *milъ dear, kind
Latin Milo is an n-stem cognomen from the Greek Μίλων
the user is referencing σμῖλαξ (smilax) "holm-oak", with variants μῖλαξ (mîlax) μῖλος (mîlos) σμῖλος (smîlos), with rebracketing of the initial s
Latin Milo is an n-stem cognomen from the Greek Μίλων
the user is referencing σμῖλαξ (smilax) "holm-oak", with variants μῖλαξ (mîlax) μῖλος (mîlos) σμῖλος (smîlos), with rebracketing of the initial s
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