Milo

Latin and Old German

"soldier or merciful"

Milo Origin and Meaning

The name Milo is a boy's name of German origin meaning "soldier or merciful".

Milo is most commonly considered to be Germanic name derived from the Latin word miles, meaning "soldier." However, there is evidence to suggest it also may have independently spawned from the Slavic root milu, meaning "merciful." Milo predates brother name Miles, a variation that evolved when the name immigrated to the British Isles in the Middle Ages. Mylo is an alternate spelling.

Milo has long been a favorite boys' name on Nameberry, also getting some well-deserved appreciation in the wider world. Milo combines the strength of the ancient Greek Olympic wrestler of that name—a six-time winner of the Olympic games—with the debonair charm of a WWII RAF pilot.

More recently, Milo has been associated with the dashing Milo Ventimiglia of This Is Us fame, and it has also been the name of characters in books Catch-22 and The Phantom Tollbooth, and on screen in Milo and Otis, Alias, and Atlantis: The Lost Empire.

Ricki Lake, Camryn Manheim, Sherry Stringfield, Liv Tyler, Craig Ferguson, and Alyssa Milano are six celebrity parents who share our enthusiasm for Milo, as do many Nameberry baby namers.

Milo is often heard in Ireland. Milo O'Shea was a renowned Irish character actor.

Milo Rank in US Top 1000

# 121 in the US

Milo Popularity

• 121 US 2023
• 9 Nameberry 2024
• 103 Canada 2023
• 136 Future 2028
• 87 England 2022
• 180 Scotland 2023
• 41 France 2023
• 41 Germany 2023
• 84 Netherlands 2023
• 59 Sweden 2022
• 32 Finland 2023
• 29 Belgium 2023
• 42 Switzerland 2023
• 4 Dogs 2023
• 1 Cats 2023

20 Names Similar to Milo

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Milo.

• Miles
• Arlo
• Leo
• Finn
• Felix
• Oliver
• Theo
• Jasper
• Theodore
• Jude
• Ezra
• August
• Silas
• Asher
• Hugo
• Atticus
• Oscar
• Sebastian
• Elliot
• Henry

Famous People Named Milo

• Milo of Croton ancient Greek athlete
• Milo Đukanović 1st Prime Minister and 2nd and 4th President of Montenegro
• Milo Anthony Ventimiglia American actor
• Milo Donal O'Shea Irish actor
• Milo bishop of Reims and Trier, Germany
• Milo stage name of Rory Ferreira, American rapper
• Milo Dor pen name of Milutin Doroslovac, Serbian,Austrian writer
• Milo Jay Aukerman American singer of band the Descendants
• (Leland) Milo Hamilton American sportscaster
• Milo Parker English actor
• Milo Cawthorne New Zealand actor
• Milo Boughton Butler 1st British governor,general of the Bahamas
• Milo Radulovich American veteran portrayed in movie "Good Night, and Good Luck"
• Milo Manara Italian comic book artist
• Milo Emil Halbheer German painter
• Milo Yiannopoulos British political commentator and internet provocateur
• Milo Astaire (b. 1993) son of model Saffron Aldridge and Simon Astaire
• Milo Sebastian Sussman (b. 1997) son of TV host/actress Ricki Lake
• Milo Hamish Ferguson (b. 2001) son of TV host/comedian Craig Ferguson
• Milo Jacob Brezovar (b. 2001) son of actress Camryn Manheim
• Milo Hutton (b. 2001) son of actor Timothy Hutton
• Milo Oyamada (b. 2002) son of singers Cornelius and Takako Minekawa
• Milo William Langdon (b. 2004) son of actress Liv Tyler and Royston Langdon
• Milo Joseph (b. 2004) son of actress Sherry Stringfield and Larry Joseph
• Milo Seal son of actor Kevin Seal and director Lynn Shelton
• Milo Roy (b. 2005) son of comedian Ben Roy
• Milo Phirman (b. 2009) son of actress Dannah Phirman and comedy singer Mike Phirman
• Milo Contostavlos (b. 2010) son of rapper Dappy
• Milo Thomas (b. 2011) son of actress Alyssa Milano
• Milo Cannonball Meloy (b. 2013) son of singer Colin Meloy of The Decemberists
• Milo Martínez (b. 2013) son of actor Mariano Martínez and model Juliana Giambroni
• Milo Lachowski (b. 2013) son of model Francisco Lachowski
• Milo Thomas Scott (b. 2014) son of actors Dougray Scott and Claire Forlani
• Milo Kielty (b. 2016) son of TV personality Cat Deeley and comedian Patrick Kielty
• Milo Arthur Johnson son of UK prime minister Boris Johnson

Milo in Pop Culture

• Milo talking orange cat in movie "The Adventures of Milo & Otis"
• Milo Minderbinder character in Joseph Heller's Catch,22
• Milo main character in "The Phantom Tollbooth"
• Milo Thatch main character of Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire
• Milo Sparks baby on TV's "Gossip Girl"
• Milo Peck character in movie "Heart and Souls"
• Milo Foster character on TV series "Men at Work"
• Milo purple character on British children's TV show "The Tweenies"
• Milo a rodent,like mammal on animated series "The Land Before Time"
• Milo dog in movie "The Mask"
• Milo Bloom character in comic strip "Bloom County" by Berkeley Breathed
• Milo Kerrigan character in Australian TV's "Full Frontal"
• Milo Pressman character on TV's "24"
• Milo Rambaldi character on TV's "Alias"
• Professor Milo villain in Batman comics
• Scorpio Milo character in manga "Saint Seiya"
• Milo main character on animated series "Fish Hooks"
• Milo Jackson character in movie "Airheads"
• Milo Greene American indie pop band
• Milo Dean character in movie "The Skeleton Twins"
• Milo Davenport a female character in An American in Paris, named after the Venus de Milo.
• Milo Boyd main character in "The Bounty Hunter"
• Milo Aukerman lead singer of the Descendents
• Milo Crinkley character in "Be a Perfect Person in Just 3 Days" by Stephen Manes
• Milo chocolate drink in Australia/New Zealand
• Milo Murphy eponymous character in the show Milo Murphy's Law by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh
• Milo character from the video game "Minecraft: Story Mode"
• Milo Gym Leader in Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield