Definition of "Miles"

Miles

/maɪlz/

proper noun
countable and uncountable, plural Miles or Mileses
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  Quotations
  Clad in doublet and hose, and boots of Cordovan leather, / Strode, with a martial air, Miles Standish the Puritan Captain.
  1858, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Courtship of Miles Standish
  Just one thing, if I may, Mark said. It's Miles, his name. Not Milo.Yeah, I know, Anna's always going on about that too. But Milo's better, Milo's got something about it, hasn't it? the man said. It's catchier. It's catching on round the camp, Milo, where Miles sounds a bit, well, wet. A bit middle class, you know?
  2011, Ali Smith, There but for the, Hamish Hamilton, page 191
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A number of places in the United States:
  1. A minor city in Jackson County, Iowa.
  2. An unincorporated community in Orange County, North Carolina.
  3. A township in Centre County, Pennsylvania.
  4. A minor city in Runnels County, Texas.
  5. An unincorporated community in Mathews County, Virginia.
  6. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Washington.
  7. An unincorporated community in Pendleton County, West Virginia.
  8. An unincorporated community in the town of Porterfield, Marinette County, Wisconsin.
4. A town in Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.