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Biles
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biles -biles biłeś
English
Alternative forms
surname en Byles
Etymology 1
en or disputed. Commonly thought to derive from en ang bil bladed weapon, a en bill#Etymology 1, en billhook. Other theories suggest a connection to en ang bile beak of a bird, or from en William (son of) William.
Proper noun
en.
See also
en Williams Williamson Wilson
Etymology 2
en American gymnast Simone Biles Simone Biles
Noun
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A gymnastic maneuver consisting of a double half layout, with full twist and blind landing.
en 2016 'The Biles' and other famous moves named after Olympic athletes and footballers BBC Newsbeat http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37057969/the-biles-and-other-famous-moves-named-after-olympic-athletes-and-footballers In gymnastics, if you do a double layout with half turn then you're doing a ‘Biles’ August 12
en November 7, 2019 4piepsilon0 Gymnastics dsks0j Simone training a double layout beam dismount?! [comment] What if she was training a Biles (double layout half out) on beam? That would just be incredible
References
2017 Name origin research Last name: Biles Surname Database https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Biles https://web.archive.org/web/20250619055937/https://surnamedb.com/Surname/biles 19 June 2025
March 22, 2020 Biles History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms House of Names https://www.houseofnames.com/biles-family-crest https://web.archive.org/web/20250603150031/https://www.houseofnames.com/biles-family-crest 3 June 2025
Anagrams
en beils Bisel Eblis Liebs blies lesbi sebil
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