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mcmillan

/məkˈmɪlən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
mcmil-lan
IPA
/məkˈmɪlən/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Maoláin (“son of Maolán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of maol (“bald, tonsured”). Cognate with Irish Mac Maoláin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /məkˈmɪlən/
  • British English: /məkˈmɪlən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

McMillans (plural) MacMillan (alternative) McMillen (alternative) McMillian (alternative) McMillin (alternative) McMillion (alternative) McMillon (alternative) McMullan (alternative) McMullen (alternative) McMullin (alternative) McMullon (alternative)

Homonyms

macmillan

Rhymes With

dylan villain macmillan dillon penicillin bouillon gillan millen gillen millan killen guillen

Questions

How do you pronounce mcmillan?
The recorded pronunciation is /məkˈmɪlən/.
What does mcmillan mean?
A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Where does mcmillan come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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