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I heard from Quora that it also means "Gift from god" and it also means Dear/Beloved Don't be so sure the name's origins are shrouded in mystery.
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This name is also Latin for “Soldier”.
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Miles means "thousands" in Spanish, when pronounced differently.
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Miles also means generous - a great quality!
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According to "The Very Best Baby Name Book in the Whole Wide World", by Bruce Lansky, Meadowbrook Press, ISBN: 0-88166-247-x, Miles (Greek) millstone, (Latin) soldier, (German) merciful.
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I found this on http://www.irishclans.com/articles/irishbabynames.html for the name Myles.
"An alternative spelling of Miles. Bryan O'Nolan (1911-66) used the pen-name Myles na Gopaleen - a name originally created by Dion Boucicault (1822-90) - for a number of his works and for his Irish Times column."
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"An alternative spelling of Miles. Bryan O'Nolan (1911-66) used the pen-name Myles na Gopaleen - a name originally created by Dion Boucicault (1822-90) - for a number of his works and for his Irish Times column."
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