Milo

Milo has roots in both the Old German milan, "gentle," and the Slavic milu, "dear," and it was carried by the sixth-century BCE wrestler Milo of Croton, famous for lifting a full-grown bull. The name was beloved in Victorian children's books, then largely went quiet for a century, then returned with real force in the 2010s. Milo entered the U.S. top 200 in 2013 and the top 100 by 2020. Two syllables, open and easy, with the soft l between bright vowels. It reads as warm, a little retro, slightly European, and friendly to almost any surname. Milo feels like a name a child grows into easily.