Comments on: Name of the Day: Milo http://appellationmountain.net/2009/12/15/name-of-the-day-milo/ Where Every Name Has a Story Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:48:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Fetching Names: Beary Boyish | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/12/15/name-of-the-day-milo/#comment-29082 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:03:53 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3879#comment-29082 [...] but he’s actually a cousin to Bernard – from the Germanic bern – bear.  Names like Leo and Milo are at the height of fashion, and nickname Ben lets your boy lose the -o if he’s so [...]

]]> By: Baby Name of the Day: Matteo | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/12/15/name-of-the-day-milo/#comment-27330 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:05:09 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3879#comment-27330 [...] in 2010) and Theo (Theodore ranked #263, with Theo at #915) at the top of the pack, followed by Milo, Marco, Arlo, and [...]

]]> By: Fetching Names: Apple Edition | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/12/15/name-of-the-day-milo/#comment-25353 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:03:53 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3879#comment-25353 [...] Milo Gibson – Milo is a jazzy choice and a starbaby go-to name, bright and wearable in the real world, too.  Gibson intrigues me.  Remember designer Laurie Hickson-Smith of Trading Spaces fame?  Her firstborn is a son called Gibson Witherspoon, big brother to India Dawson.  (Yes, she’s Southern and those are family names.) [...]

]]> By: Sunday Summary: 9/4/11 | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/12/15/name-of-the-day-milo/#comment-23913 Sun, 04 Sep 2011 17:02:44 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3879#comment-23913 [...] Alyssa Milano gets triple points for using a contracted form of her surname for her firstborn, Milo [...]

]]> By: Starbaby News: Welcome Milo Thomas! | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/12/15/name-of-the-day-milo/#comment-23804 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:34:34 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3879#comment-23804 [...] actually forgotten she was still pregnant!  Alyssa and husband David Bugliari have welcomed a son, Milo [...]

]]> By: Sebastiane http://appellationmountain.net/2009/12/15/name-of-the-day-milo/#comment-8612 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:29:25 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3879#comment-8612 I think Milo is darling!

]]> By: bevin http://appellationmountain.net/2009/12/15/name-of-the-day-milo/#comment-8500 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:54:23 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3879#comment-8500 Chocolate drink!

Also, knackers in Ireland (knackers are the Irish version of American white trash but in matching Adidas tracksuits, slim white trainers and a p*ss fringe) add an “o” onto names to make nicknames, hence:
Stephen becomes Steo
Damien becomes Damo
Anthony becomes Anto
and so forth! I Think I will probably stay away from “o” ending names when the time comes. I can just hear Milo being said in a knacker accent!!

]]> By: appellationmountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/12/15/name-of-the-day-milo/#comment-8496 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:59:03 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3879#comment-8496 Oh, I love Oscar! My husband veto’d it, however, because he thinks it would read Latino, which we’re not. My arguments about Oscar being Gaelic in origin have fallen on deaf ears.

I can’t separate Milo from the Descendents, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. My favorite Milo is Milo as a nickname for Michael. I knew a Michael who went by Elmo … but that was BEFORE the furry red menace on Sesame Street.

]]> By: photoquilty http://appellationmountain.net/2009/12/15/name-of-the-day-milo/#comment-8491 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:49:11 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3879#comment-8491 Ugh. I hate this one, along with Otis! It’s such a nerdy, mealy-mouthed sound. Myles, Milo, Otis, Oscar – they’re all the pits for me!

]]> By: Bewildertrix http://appellationmountain.net/2009/12/15/name-of-the-day-milo/#comment-8488 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:20:09 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3879#comment-8488 Milo is New Zealand’s ‘national’ chocolaty drink. A staple in most Kiwi homes. A kid called Milo would find it tough going here. http://www.nestle.co.nz/milo/ To borrow from the PP, it is akin to Ovaltine.

That aside, as well as the slightly comical aspect of it I can’t really explain, I like it. I like many names ending in -o.

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