Biles

See also: biles, -biles, and biłeś

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Byles

Etymology 1

Uncertain 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

Biles

1. A surname.

See also

• Williams
• Williamson
• Wilson

Etymology 2

Named after American gymnast Simone Biles

Noun

Biles (plural Biles)

1. 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:

     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:

     What if she was training a Biles (double layout half out) on beam? That would just be incredible

References

• Name origin research (2017), “Last name: Biles”, in Surname Database
• “Biles History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms”, in House of Names, 22 March 2020 (last accessed)

Anagrams

• Bisel, Eblis, Liebs, blies, lesbi, sebil