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McMillan

  • /məkˈmɪlən/ UK, US

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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.

proper noun McMillans · MacMillan · McMillen · McMillian · McMillin · McMillion

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: macmillan, millan, mcmillian, mcmillin, mcmillon, mcmillion, mcmiller, mccallum, mcallan, mcallister, mcgilvray, mccollister, mckillip, mcmullin, mcgilvery, mckinlay

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MLA

"McMillan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mcmillan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

McMillan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mcmillan

Chicago

"McMillan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mcmillan.

BibTeX
@misc{mcmillan_2026,
  title = {McMillan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mcmillan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}