Milone
English
Proper noun
Milone (plural Milones)
- 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
- a surname
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek Μίλων (Mílōn).
Proper noun
Milone m
- a male given name
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See also
Latin
Proper noun
Milōne m
- ablative singular of Milō