Definitions for Miles
miles

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1. milesnoun

   A great distance.

2. Milesnoun

   A male given name from the Germanic languages.

   Clad in doublet and hose, and boots of Cordovan leather, / Strode, with a martial air, Miles Standish the Puritan Captain.

3. Milesnoun

   A patronymic surname, also derived from a Middle English form of Michael.

4. Etymology: From given name Milo, of problematic origin, possibly from an unknown element, or a short form of names beginning with mil- "grace, favor". The English form is associated by folk etymology with Latin miles.

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1. Miles

   Miles is a small town in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Miles had a population of 1,164. The town is situated on the Warrego Highway, 340 kilometres west of Brisbane, the state capital. Formerly known as Dogwood Crossing, the town is situated on Dogwood Creek, named by German explorer Ludwig Leichhardt in 1844. The town was renamed Miles in honour of the Queensland Colonial Secretary, William Miles.

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1. miles

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1. MILES

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Miles is ranked #368 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Miles surname appeared 84,942 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 29 would have the surname Miles.
   
   61.3% or 52,095 total occurrences were White.
   32.3% or 27,479 total occurrences were Black.
   2.6% or 2,217 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.4% or 2,073 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.7% or 663 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 416 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Miles' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1066

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Miles' in Written Corpus Frequency: #947

Anagrams for Miles »

1. slime

2. smile

3. limes

How to pronounce Miles?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Miles in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Miles in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Miles in a Sentence

1. Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald:

   Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said at a news conference in October. FLASHBACK : James Closs FAMILY, COMMUNITY HOLD OUT HOPE 2 MONTHS AFTER TEENS DISAPPEARANCE Emergencylogsreleased days laterappeared to indicate that the cell phone of James Closs mother, 46-year-old Denise Closs, placed the call and that James Closs, 56-year-old James Closs, answered the door and was the first to be fatally shot. No one talked on that call and we dont know who made it. We heard voices but we cant make out what was said, we do believe James Closs was home at the time the call was made. Detectives pursued thousands of tips, watched dozens of surveillance videos and conducted numerous searches in the effort to find the girl. James Closs, 13, vanished on Oct. 15 after her parents were fatally shot at their home in Barron County, located about 80 miles northeast of Minneapolis. ( Courtesy of Barron County Sheriff's Department via AP, File) Roughly two weeks after she disappeared, a man identified as Kyle Jaenke-Annis, 32, was arrested for allegedly burglarizing the James Closs home. He was reportedly found with two girls tank tops, underwear, and a dress. However, Barron County officials cleared him of any involvement in the teens disappearance. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The sheriff previously said his office was receiving around 25 tips per day regarding James Closs disappearance. Hed been confident that James Closs was alive somewhere.

2. Ruth Willman:

   We didn’t tell any of our family, because we wanted it to be a surprise, but we trained ourselves every day by walking more miles. We started by walking a mile, and then a mile and a half and so on—all the way up to three.

3. Ron DeSantis:

   When families are uprooting from the Pacific Coast to go almost 3,000 miles in search of a better life, that's telling you something.

4. Pascal Lamy:

   The U.S. president is taking trade decisions that are in total violation of the WTO rules, that was the case with these Mexican tariffs. The notion that you put a tariff because there are too many people crossing the border is just miles away from any letter and spirit of the WTO agreement. Which is why I qualify this as hostage-taking.

5. Dee Margo:

   The barrier went up, and the fence went up, and it's only about 10 miles long, and the total fencing in the El Paso sector is about 78 miles. And it's not continuous. Now it's part of the process for border security, but it's not the total panacea.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Miles
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Miles
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html