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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage English
Meaning & History
This surname is thought to be a respelling of Millais, which may come from the French surname Millet, a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of millet or panic grass (derived from a diminutive form of Old French mil which is then derived from Latin milium meaning "millet").One bearer of this name was American lyrical poet and playwright Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950).