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Miles
What do you think of Miles? I like how it's well known but not too common. It seems to be rising, though. Miles or Myles? I'm usually not one for creative spellings but I think I prefer Myles. It just makes it looks more like a name (kind of like Brooke looks more like a name than Brook). Opinions?
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Miles is a great name. I like Miles better than Myles, but Myles is an old spelling so it's not really "creative". My cousin has a son named Myles.

This message was edited 8/23/2012, 6:30 PM

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I like Miles, and prefer it to the fussed-up Myles. Both are much nicer than Milo.
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I like the name and here in Australia it's not common at all. I prefer Miles to Myles. Miles just looks nicer to me.
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I love Miles (this spelling) and know a school-aged one. I think it's distinctive and friendly-sounding.
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It's handsome in a geeky way and that's not a bad thing at all :-P
Miles / Myles are equally nice to me which is very rare with creative spellings. I like Milo best.
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I've met a lot of guys named Miles back in high school (and one Myles) so it is an overly popular name to me personally. I honestly knew way too many (and way too many guys named Zachary [and one Zachariah]). Myles isn't really a creative spelling to me though, it's been used for centuries like Alyson and so on, it's more just an alternate spelling. If I had to pick, I'd probably go for Myles just because I like the look more.
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Would you tell me where you live (state or region)? I'm really interested in regional popularity. I always wondered whether it was equally common in most states or really popular in some and hardly used in others (like Caroline).
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I am from Connecticut and I graduated high school a few years ago and I can think of knowing six off the top of my head between the grades. I know it's really weird because before that the only Miles I knew was a kid in my brother's middle school class and he's a few years older than me and then I hit high school and they were everywhere. It was just kind of a phenomenon there. I haven't met any more since I've gone to college in Massachusetts.
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I love Miles! He is dapper and dashing and kind and a bit nerdy. Since I am in Canada, we use the word "miles" less and less, so I don't even think of that association right off the hop. I prefer Miles to Myles, but if I lived in the US I would consider Myles.Sidenote: How about Giles?
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Love it,I think it's such a cool name, but with a geeky edge. It's one of my favorites.I prefer Miles to Myles. Myles looks weird.
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Per Hour.I don't like the name for this alone.
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I like it a lot. I prefer the Miles spelling because it just looks neater, the hanging tail of the Y makes the name look a bit awkward. Also, the Y looks a little trendy. I can see why you might prefer Myles though.
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