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McMillan

UK/məkˈmɪlən/

McMillan proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

McMillan (countable and uncountable, plural McMillans)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. An unincorporated community in Columbus Township, Luce County, Michigan.
  3. A township in Luce County, Michigan.
  4. A township in Ontonagon County, Michigan.
  5. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Oklahoma.
  6. An unincorporated community in San Saba County, Texas.
  7. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Marathon County, Wisconsin.

Forms of McMillan

pluralMcMillans
alternative formMacMillan
alternative formMcMillen
alternative formMcMillian
alternative formMcMillin
alternative formMcMillion
alternative formMcMillon
alternative formMcMullan
alternative formMcMullen
alternative formMcMullin
alternative formMcMullon

Origin of McMillan

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.

Questions about McMillan

What does McMillan mean?
McMillan means a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
What part of speech is McMillan?
McMillan is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce McMillan?
McMillan is pronounced /məkˈmɪlən/ (UK).

Words near McMillan in the dictionary

  1. McMicheals
  2. McMichen
  3. McMicken
  4. McMicking
  5. McMickings
  6. McMillan
  7. McMillans
  8. McMiller
  9. McMillers
  10. McMillian
  11. McMillians

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