"Milo" meaning in English

See Milo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmaɪloʊ/
Etymology: A Latinate variant of Miles. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Milo
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Translations (male given name): 米洛 (Mǐluò) (Chinese Mandarin), ไมโล (mailoo) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-Milo-en-name-esvibhbL Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Thai translations, Beverages Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 43 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Beverages: 31 37 32 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 63 37
  2. An English surname originating as a patronymic transferred from the given name.
    Sense id: en-Milo-en-name-MQJM4zAE Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Thai translations, Beverages Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 53 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 22 48 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 43 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Beverages: 31 37 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From Milo, an Australian brand of chocolate owned by Nestle. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Milo (uncountable)
  1. (Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial) A drink of Milo chocolate. Tags: Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial, uncountable Derived forms: Milo dinosaur
    Sense id: en-Milo-en-noun-d4mzQBzg Categories (other): Malaysian English, Singapore English, Pages with entries, Beverages Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 43 41 Disambiguation of Beverages: 31 37 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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