Milone

English

Proper noun

Milone (plural Milones)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Milone is the 15194th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1939 individuals. Milone is most common among White (87.98%) individuals.

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miˈlo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: Mi‧ló‧ne (standard, Central, Northerner)
  • IPA(key): /miˈlɔ.nɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔnɛ (Southern)

Etymology 1

Italianization of the Sicilian surname Miluni (and its plural Miluna and other dialectal/hypercorrected variants), from Sicilian miluni (watermelon, melon). Doublet of Meloni.

Alternative forms

  • Meloni, Melloni (Central-Northern Italy)
  • Milona, Meluni (Southener Italianization)
  • Mirone, Mirona (Southener Italianization, rhotacized)
  • Minona (Southener Italianization, nasalized)

Proper noun

Milone m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek Μίλων (Mílōn).

Proper noun

Milone m

  1. a male given name

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See also

Latin

Proper noun

Milōne m

  1. ablative singular of Milō