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Most interesting, as usual! Thank you. I've sent a quote to an acquaintance here in South Africa who has an eight-year-old son named Milo. This was a delivery-table inspiration: they'd practically picked something like Jeremy or Joshua, when she made her big announcement and surprised one and all. Most people associate Milo - here, anyway - with a malted-chocolate powder that dissolves in hot or cold milk and is liked by small children. I was particularly interested in the possible link to 'milu', of course; I'd always assumed that 'miles' became 'Miles' with a couple of hiccups along the way. 'Gracious' is a whole lot better in the 21st century.