McMillan

M3C3M3I1L1L1A1N1
UK, US/məkˈmɪlən/

proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Maoláin →
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Meanings

proper nounMcMillan (countable and uncountable, plural McMillans)

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

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Columbus Township, Luce County, Michigan.
    2. countableuncountableA township in Luce County, Michigan.
    3. countableuncountableA township in Ontonagon County, Michigan.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Marshall County, Oklahoma.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in San Saba County, Texas.
    6. countableuncountableA town and unincorporated community therein, in Marathon County, Wisconsin.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Maoláin“son of Maolán”
  2. EnglishMcMillan

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.

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Cite this entry
APA

McMillan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McMillan

MLA

“McMillan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McMillan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McMillan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McMillan.

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