Milo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "milo"

English

Etymology 1

A Latinate variant of Miles.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪloʊ/

Proper noun

Milo

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
   • 1989, Pat Cadigan, Patterns, Ursus Imprints, →ISBN, page 12:

     Stevie didn't care. At least he didn't have an oddball name like Milo and he never had to get up for church on Sunday.

   • 2011, Ali Smith, There but for the, Hamish Hamilton, →ISBN, page 191:

     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?

   • 2023 August 10, Harvin Bhathal, “Did plastic straw bans work? Yes, but not in the way you’d think.”, in Route Fifty‎^[1]:

     Back in 2011, a 9-year-old named Milo Cress found it odd that the restaurants he would go to with his mom in Burlington, Vermont, would automatically serve drinks with a straw, whether or not their customer wanted one.

2. An English surname originating as a patronymic transferred from the given name.
3. A number of places around the world, including:
   1. A small village in Llanfihangel Aberbythych community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN5917).
   2. A village in Vulcan County, Alberta, Canada.
   3. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Huntington County, Indiana.
      2. A minor city in Warren County, Iowa.
      3. A town and census-designated place therein, in Piscataquis County, Maine.
      4. A village in Vernon County, Missouri.
      5. A town in Yates County, New York.
      6. An unincorporated community in Carter County, Oklahoma.
      7. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon.
      8. An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia.

Translations

male given name

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 米洛 (Mǐluò)

• Thai: ไมโล (mailoo)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Milo is the 11659^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2689 individuals. Milo is most common among White (64.63%) individuals.

Etymology 2

From Milo, an Australian brand of chocolate owned by Nestle.

Noun

Milo (uncountable)

1. (Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial) A drink of Milo chocolate.

Derived terms

• Milo dinosaur

Descendants

• → Chinese: 美祿 / 美禄 (měilù)
• → Malay: Milo

Anagrams

• OIML, limo, moil

Finnish

Etymology

From Czech Milo, short for Miloslav.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmilo/, [ˈmilo̞]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification^(key): Mi‧lo
• Hyphenation^(key): Mi‧lo

Proper noun

Milo

1. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Milo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Milo	Milot
genitive		Milon	Milojen
partitive		Miloa	Miloja
illative		Miloon	Miloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Milo	Milot
accusative	nom.	Milo	Milot
	gen.	Milon
genitive		Milon	Milojen
partitive		Miloa	Miloja
inessive		Milossa	Miloissa
elative		Milosta	Miloista
illative		Miloon	Miloihin
adessive		Milolla	Miloilla
ablative		Milolta	Miloilta
allative		Milolle	Miloille
essive		Milona	Miloina
translative		Miloksi	Miloiksi
abessive		Milotta	Miloitta
instructive		—	Miloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Milo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Miloni Miloni accusative nom. Miloni Miloni gen. Miloni genitive Miloni Milojeni partitive Miloani Milojani inessive Milossani Miloissani elative Milostani Miloistani illative Milooni Miloihini adessive Milollani Miloillani ablative Miloltani Miloiltani allative Milolleni Miloilleni essive Milonani Miloinani translative Milokseni Miloikseni abessive Milottani Miloittani instructive — — comitative — Miloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Milosi Milosi accusative nom. Milosi Milosi gen. Milosi genitive Milosi Milojesi partitive Miloasi Milojasi inessive Milossasi Miloissasi elative Milostasi Miloistasi illative Miloosi Miloihisi adessive Milollasi Miloillasi ablative Miloltasi Miloiltasi allative Milollesi Miloillesi essive Milonasi Miloinasi translative Miloksesi Miloiksesi abessive Milottasi Miloittasi instructive — — comitative — Miloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Milomme Milomme accusative nom. Milomme Milomme gen. Milomme genitive Milomme Milojemme partitive Miloamme Milojamme inessive Milossamme Miloissamme elative Milostamme Miloistamme illative Miloomme Miloihimme adessive Milollamme Miloillamme ablative Miloltamme Miloiltamme allative Milollemme Miloillemme essive Milonamme Miloinamme translative Miloksemme Miloiksemme abessive Milottamme Miloittamme instructive — — comitative — Miloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Milonne Milonne accusative nom. Milonne Milonne gen. Milonne genitive Milonne Milojenne partitive Miloanne Milojanne inessive Milossanne Miloissanne elative Milostanne Miloistanne illative Miloonne Miloihinne adessive Milollanne Miloillanne ablative Miloltanne Miloiltanne allative Milollenne Miloillenne essive Milonanne Miloinanne translative Miloksenne Miloiksenne abessive Milottanne Miloittanne instructive — — comitative — Miloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Milonsa Milonsa accusative nom. Milonsa Milonsa gen. Milonsa genitive Milonsa Milojensa partitive Miloaan Miloansa Milojaan Milojansa inessive Milossaan Milossansa Miloissaan Miloissansa elative Milostaan Milostansa Miloistaan Miloistansa illative Miloonsa Miloihinsa adessive Milollaan Milollansa Miloillaan Miloillansa ablative Miloltaan Miloltansa Miloiltaan Miloiltansa allative Milolleen Milollensa Miloilleen Miloillensa essive Milonaan Milonansa Miloinaan Miloinansa translative Milokseen Miloksensa Miloikseen Miloiksensa abessive Milottaan Milottansa Miloittaan Miloittansa instructive — — comitative — Miloineen Miloinensa

Statistics

• Milo is the 244^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 2,104 male individuals (and as a middle name to 378 more), and also belongs to 51 female individuals (and as a middle name to 17 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

French

Etymology

Cognate to English Miles and Milo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.lo/

Proper noun

Milo m

1. a male given name

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μῆλος (Mêlos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.lo/
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Hyphenation: Mì‧lo

Proper noun

Milo f

1. Milos (an island of Greece)

Anagrams

• Lomi, limo, limò, moli, olmi

Latin

Proper noun

Milō m (genitive Milōnis); third declension

1. a cognomen

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	Milō	Milōnēs
genitive	Milōnis	Milōnum
dative	Milōnī	Milōnibus
accusative	Milōnem	Milōnēs
ablative	Milōne	Milōnibus
vocative	Milō	Milōnēs

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mǐːlo/

Proper noun

Mȉlo m anim (Cyrillic spelling Ми̏ло)

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Milo

	singular
nominative	Milo
genitive	Mile / Mila
dative	Milu / Mili
accusative	Milu / Mila
vocative	Milo
locative	Milu / Mili
instrumental	Milom

Further reading

• “Milo”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2026

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /milɔ/, [ˈmilɔ]
• Rhymes: -ilɔ
• Hyphenation: Mi‧lo

Proper noun

Milo m pers (female equivalent Milová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Milo
(pattern chlap)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Milo	Milovia	Milovci
genitive	Mila	Milov	Milovcov
dative	Milovi	Milom	Milovcom
accusative	Mila	Milov	Milovcov
locative	Milovi	Miloch	Milovcoch
instrumental	Milom	Milami	Milovcami

Further reading

• “Milo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Walloon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.ˈlɔ/

Proper noun

Milo

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Milo