Niles
See also: niles
English edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
Niles (countable and uncountable, plural Nileses)
- A surname.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A neighbourhood of Fremont, Alameda County, California.
- A village and township in Cook County, Illinois.
- A township in Delaware County, Indiana.
- A township in Floyd County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Ottawa County, Kansas.
- A city in Berrien County and Cass County, Michigan, named after Hezekiah Niles.
- A charter township in Berrien County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Benson County, North Dakota.
- A town in Cayuga County, New York.
- A city in Trumbull County, Ohio, named after Hezekiah Niles.
Derived terms edit
- Niles Center, now named Skokie
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Niles”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 670.
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