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McMillan.

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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name/məkˈmɪlən/UK, US
  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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  2. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Columbus Township, Luce County, Michigan.

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  3. A place in the United States: A township in Luce County, Michigan.

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  4. A place in the United States: A township in Ontonagon County, Michigan.

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  5. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Oklahoma.

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  6. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in San Saba County, Texas.

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  7. A place in the United States: A town and unincorporated community therein, in Marathon County, Wisconsin.

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Where this word comes from

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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