Millar as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Millar

What is the meaning of the name Millar ?

The baby name Millar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MIL-ər (IPA: /ˈmɪlər/).

Millar is English, Scottish in Origin.

Millar is a Scottish and Northern Irish surname-turned-given name meaning “miller,” the person who operates or keeps a grain mill. The spelling reflects Scots usage, parallel to the more widespread English Miller. Its roots run from Middle English and Scots forms back to Old English myln/mylen “mill,” ultimately from Latin molina via molere “to grind,” evoking industry and provision.

Found in medieval records across Lowland Scotland and northern England, Millar later entered given-name use through the custom of honoring a maternal or ancestral surname; it has been used for both boys and, more recently, girls. An early bearer as a forename was the American scholar Millar Burrows (1889–1980). Variant spellings include Miller and, rarely, Milar; related but distinct cognates are Milner and Millard. Short forms include Mills.