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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

milne

/mɪln/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables
milne
IPA
/mɪln/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Scottish occupational surname for a miller or someone who lived at a mill, from Old English mylen (“mill”). Compare Mill and Milner.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Milnes (plural) Mylne (alternative)

Derived Forms

Milney

Rhymes With

kiln mylne will with a will still until bill kill we'll hill till ill

Questions

How do you pronounce milne?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪln/.
What does milne mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does milne come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce milne

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