Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

milner

/mˈɪlnɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: mil-ner
IPA: /mˈɪlnɚ/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname originating as an occupation for a miller.

name

An unincorporated community in Routt County, Colorado, United States.

name

A minor city in Lamar County, Georgia, United States.

name

A village in the township of Langley, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada.

Example Sentences

"In contrast to what was to come, City were barely allowed any time to settle on the ball in the opening exchanges, with Ashley Young prominent and drawing heavy fouls from Micah Richards and James Milner. […] The outstanding Milner played in Richards and, once again, a delivery across the face of the goal proved too much for United, Argentine Aguero arriving to complete the formalities."

Etymology

* As an English surname, variant of Miller, retaining the -n- of Middle English mylnere (“miller”). * As a German surname, variant of Müller, Mueller.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: mylnere, -

Phrases

Egli-Milner order Hindley-Milner type system

Homonyms

millner

Rhymes With

wilner millner willner

Questions

How do you pronounce milner?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪlnɚ/.
What does milner mean?: A surname originating as an occupation for a miller.
Where does milner come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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