"Biles" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Uncertain or disputed. Commonly thought to derive from Old English bil (“bladed weapon”), a bill, billhook. Other theories suggest a connection to Old English bile (“beak of a bird”), or from (son of) William. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{inh|en|ang|bil||bladed weapon}} Old English bil (“bladed weapon”), {{m|en|bill#Etymology 1}} bill, {{m|en|billhook}} billhook, {{inh|en|ang|bile||beak of a bird}} Old English bile (“beak of a bird”), {{m|en|William|(son of) William}} (son of) William Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Biles
  1. A surname. Related terms: Williams, Williamson, Wilson
    Sense id: en-Biles-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, English links with manual fragments
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: Biles [plural]
Etymology: After American gymnast Simone Biles. Head templates: {{en-noun|Biles}} Biles (plural Biles)
  1. A gymnastic maneuver consisting of a double half layout, with full twist and blind landing. Synonyms: Byles [surname]
    Sense id: en-Biles-en-noun-Q2YmY5x0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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