Meaning & History
Scottish and English: topographic name for someone who lived near a mill, Middle English mille, milne (Old English myl(e)n, from Latin molina, a derivative of molere ‘to grind’). It was usually in effect an occupational name for a worker at a mill or for the miller himself.
English: from a short form of a personal name, probably female, as for example Millicent.
English: from a short form of a personal name, probably female, as for example Millicent.