Milone

English

Proper noun

Milone (plural Milones)

1. A surname.

Statistics

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

Anagrams

• Meloni, Moline, lo mein, lomein, moline, oilmen

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

Anagrams

• limone, meloni, monile

See also

• Milana
• Milani

Latin

Proper noun

Milōne m

1. ablative singular of Milō