Biles
English
editAlternative forms
edit- (surname): Byles
Etymology 1
editUncertain or disputed. Commonly thought to derive from Old English bil (“bladed weapon”), a bill, billhook. Other theories suggest a connection to Old English bile (“beak of a bird”), or from (son of) William.
Proper noun
editBiles
- A surname.
See also
editEtymology 2
editAfter American gymnast Simone Biles.
Noun
editBiles (plural Biles)
- A gymnastic maneuver consisting of a double half layout, with full twist and blind landing.
- 2016 August 12, “'The Biles' and other famous moves named after Olympic athletes and footballers”, in BBC Newsbeat[1]:
- In gymnastics, if you do a double layout with half turn then you're doing a ‘Biles’
- 2019 November 7, 4piepsilon0, “Simone training a double layout beam dismount?! [comment]”, in Reddit[2]:
- What if she was training a Biles (double layout half out) on beam? That would just be incredible
References
edit- Name origin research (2017) “Last name: Biles”, in Surname Database
- “Biles History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms”, in House of Names, 2020 March 22 (last accessed)
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