How to pronounce Millard?

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Pronunciation of Millard in US

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Millard is pronounced as

M IH L - uh r d

m sounds like the 'm' in 'me'
ih sounds like the 'i' in 'it'
l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
d sounds like the 'd' in 'do'


Millard is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ M IH L - uh r d ]

M IH L - uh r d
me it let   up rat do



Type of Name:

First Name


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Pronunciation of Millard in Canada, West. USA, West & Central.

Millard is pronounced as

Mih LARD


Millard is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ Mih LARD ]

Type of Name:

Last Name (also a first name)

Language:

Norman French

Meaning:

a miller (of grain)

Additional Information:

Used as both a first and last name, but pronounced differently in each case. As first name, stress is on first syllable. As last name, stress in on second syllable.

Some have adopted alternate pronunciation due to consistent mispronunciation by others. Example: last name adopts same stress as first name.

Helpful exercise to differentiate: repeatedly say the name of a person who has the same first and last names - Millard Millard: "MIL-erd" "Mil-LARD".


Comments:

Pronunciation of Millard in Canada, West. USA, West & Central.

"mil" "LARD"


Type of Name:

Last Name (also a first name)

Language:

Norman French

Meaning:

a miller (of grain)

Additional Information:

Used as both a first and last name, but pronounced differently in each case. As first name, stress is on first syllable. As last name, stress in on second syllable.

Some have adopted alternate pronunciation due to consistent mispronunciation by others. Example: last name adopts same stress as first name.

Helpful exercise to differentiate: repeatedly say the name of a person who has the same first and last names - Millard Millard: "MIL-erd" "Mil-LARD".


Comments:

Pronunciation of Millard

Mill-ahrd


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