Niles

See also: niles

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Niles (countable and uncountable, plural Nileses)

1. A surname.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A neighbourhood of Fremont, Alameda County, California.
   2. A village and township in Cook County, Illinois.
   3. A township in Delaware County, Indiana.
   4. A township in Floyd County, Iowa.
   5. An unincorporated community in Ottawa County, Kansas.
   6. A city in Berrien County and Cass County, Michigan, named after Hezekiah Niles.
   7. A charter township in Berrien County, Michigan.
   8. An unincorporated community in Benson County, North Dakota.
   9. A town in Cayuga County, New York.
   10. A city in Trumbull County, Ohio, named after Hezekiah Niles.

Derived terms

• Niles Center, now named Skokie

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Niles”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 670.
• Forebears

Anagrams

• LINEs, elsin, lenis, liens, lines, lisne