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Millard - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Millard

[ 2 syll. mil-lar(d), mi-lla-rd ] The boy name Millard is pronounced MIHLerD KEY. Millard's origin is Old English, and its use, English. Millard's meaning is 'guardian of the mill'. Derived from mylen 'mill' ; weard 'warden, guard'. An older form of the name is Millweard (Old English). The name was borne by the thirteenth US president, Millard Fillmore (1800-1874).

Millard is uncommon as a baby name for boys. At the height of its usage in 1904, 0.056% of baby boys were named Millard. It ranked at #210 then. The baby name has since dropped out of favor, and is used only on a very modest scale now. Within all boy names in its group, Millard was nevertheless the most frequently used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Millard include the English Milward and the Slavic Milorad.

A famous person named Millard is US President, Millard Fillmore, born 7 January 1800 - 8 March 1874, Cayuga County, New York.

KEY: Pronunciation for Millard: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"


 
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Meaning of Millard