Names like Myles
Myles is a one-syllable English name that ends in -es. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
One syllable, ending the same way as Myles.
Hayes English · surname, "hedged area"
James Hebrew · traditionally "supplanter," the English form of Jacob by way of the Late Latin Iacomus; the name of kings, two apostles, and more US presidents than any other. Royal in Britain, everyman in America, durable everywhere: Jim, Jamie, and Jem included
Rhodes English · surname/place name, from rood (cross) or roses
Ives English · yew tree (Old French if)
The same roots
Also English names, from the tradition Myles comes from.
Emmett English · surname from a medieval diminutive of Emma (Germanic irmin, "whole" or "great")
Earl English · nobleman
Bud English · American pet name meaning 'friend, brother'
Mason English · "stoneworker," an occupational surname from the building trades; it moved from surname to first name on the strength of its -n ending and craftsman cool, reaching the US top five in the 2010s. Solid as the trade it names
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Myles, on a similar curve.
Wes English · short form of Wesley, 'west meadow'
Brooks English · surname, "dweller by the brook"
Briggs English · topographic surname, 'dweller by the bridge', from Middle English brigge (bridge)
Wells English · surname, "dweller by the spring"
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