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Milledge
How to Pronounce Milledge
Pronounced MIL-ij /ˈmɪl.ɪdʒ/Medium
Meaning: Milledge is a surname used as a first name, most likely an English name for someone living at or near a mill. In the American South it was often bestowed to honor the family name or a prominent local figure - Georgia's Milledgeville was named for Governor John Milledge. Its exact origin is uncertain.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Milledge is a surname pressed into use as a first name, likely meaning a dweller by a mill. Concentrated in the American South, it was often chosen to carry a family or civic name forward; its precise etymology is uncertain, which we note.
It was never common, given to only about fifteen boys a year even at its peak around 1943. A boy named Milledge reads as a Southern family-name pick of the mid-century.
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What does the name Milledge mean?
It is a surname used as a first name, most likely an English name for someone who lived by a mill; the exact origin is uncertain.
How do you pronounce Milledge?
It is said MIL-ij /ˈmɪl.ɪdʒ/ - two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Milledge a boy or girl name?
Milledge is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Milledge?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen boys a year even at its peak in the nineteen-forties.