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Miles

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Freddie456 · 16/02/2022 18:32

Thoughts on Miles?

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adventuresinmotherland · 16/02/2022 18:46

I think it’s great. Fits into the ‘not common but known’ category. I know of one, a 6 year old Miles and it really suits him and gets compliments on his name.

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Freddie456 · 16/02/2022 18:49

I should say our surname begins with S. So it would be Miles S. - not sure if the double S is problematic

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EishetChayil · 16/02/2022 19:14

It's the latest posh-to-common name, following Arlo and Theo.

Katjolo · 16/02/2022 19:15

Lovely name.

BewareTheBeardedDragon · 16/02/2022 19:16

Love it. I think the S surname is fine because the two ss kind of run together making it fill off the tongue.

Posh-common? Pfft.

BewareTheBeardedDragon · 16/02/2022 19:16

Roll off, obv Hmm

Classica · 16/02/2022 19:16

I like Miles. I like that drawn out sound.

Who cares if the plebs are adopting it. At least us plebs have chins.

DockOTheBay · 16/02/2022 19:18

Its nice. Unusual but not too "out there". Easy to spell and pronounce and I don't feel its strongly linked to any one area/culture/age of person

Luredbyapomegranate · 16/02/2022 19:25

I like it.

I haven’t noticed it going posh to ‘common’ (if that bothers you), Milo maybe. Or there is always Giles, you’re probably safe with that.

Gowithme · 16/02/2022 19:30

Yes like it a lot.

PurBal · 16/02/2022 19:32

Love it

SummaLuvin · 16/02/2022 20:07

I'm not fond of Miles, just an unappealing name to me.

I don't have any automatic assumptions about social class from the name, either posh or common, to me it's quite normal. That being said I don't think a name being associated with poor 'common' people means that it is a bad name that should be avoided anyway.

kerkyra · 16/02/2022 20:31

I have one of 14 and only know of one other who spells his Myles. Neither family is posh!

TGIFbishes · 16/02/2022 20:32

My brother is 25 and Myles with a y :)

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Freddie456 · 16/02/2022 21:12

Interesting that there is a posh-common discussion going on here. I’m not sure whether the undertone is “don’t worry, it’s not too posh” or “don’t pick Miles, it is becoming too common”. I don’t mind if it’s posh or common, I think it’s fab.

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HandWash · 16/02/2022 21:16

I like it, but personally prefer Milo.

bloominglovelyorange · 16/02/2022 23:11

Great name
Love it
One of my favourites
Doesn't strike me as posh or opposite

DramaAlpaca · 16/02/2022 23:34

Very nice.

BewareTheBeardedDragon · 17/02/2022 07:52

Freddie fwiw re posh/common my 'pfft' was meant to convey 'who the hell cares if you like it' Grin

ShadowPuppets · 17/02/2022 07:58

I liked Myles but DH vetoed, we now have a DD with a ‘y’ in her name so have ruled it out for DS as too similar.

I’m less of a fan of Miles because I think it looks like a surname.

Overall though I like it Grin

Hikoridikori · 17/02/2022 08:06

Sorry but I don't like it...

I just thought of miles and kilometers!

Peachtoiletpaper · 17/02/2022 08:10

Sorry but I think it's wet sounding and awful. So is Giles.

Zillamop · 17/02/2022 08:52

I like it but don't think it works as well with an S surname

BooksAndHooks · 17/02/2022 09:03

I like it not too popular. I had a book with a character called miles as a child that I loved so I associate it with that.

Blubells · 17/02/2022 09:20

It's a unit of measurement. Like Kilometres