Milly

/ˈmɪli/ proper noun

Definition

A common nickname, often short for Millicent, Amelia, or other names beginning with 'mill-' or containing that sound.

Etymology

A diminutive or pet name derived from longer names. In English, adding '-y' or '-ie' to names is a traditional way to create informal, friendly versions (like Billy from William).

Kelly Says

Nickname patterns reveal something cool about language—English speakers naturally shorten long names and add '-y' to make them affectionate, which is why you hear Milly, Billy, Sally, and Jenny everywhere.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሚሊ (Mīlī)
mee-lee
ARالعربية
ميللي (Mīlī)
mee-lee
BNবাংলা
মিল্লি (Mil-li)
mil-lee
CACatalà
Milly
MIH-lee
CSČeština
Milly
MIL-ee
DADansk
Milly
MIL-ee
DEDeutsch
Milly
MIL-ee
ELΕλληνικά
Μίλι (Mílī)
mee-lee
ESEspañol
Milly
MIL-ee
FAفارسی
ملی (Milī)
mee-lee
FISuomi
Milly
MIL-lee
FRFrançais
Milly
MEEL-ee
GUGU
મિલ્લી (Mil-li)
mil-lee
HAHA
Milly
MIH-lee
HEעברית
מילִי (Milī)
mee-lee
HIहिन्दी
मिली (Milī)
mee-lee
HUMagyar
Milly
MIL-ee
IDBahasa Indonesia
Milly
MIL-ee
IGIG
Milly
MIH-lee
ITItaliano
Milly
MIL-ee
JA日本語
ミリー (Mirī)
mee-ree
KKKK
Мiлли (Milli)
mil-lee
KMKM
មីលី (Mīlī)
mee-lee
KO한국어
밀리 (Mil-li)
mil-li
MRMR
मिली (Milī)
mil-lee
MSBahasa Melayu
Milly
MIL-ee
MYမြန်မာ
မီလီ (Mīlī)
mee-lee
NLNederlands
Milly
MIL-ee
NONorsk
Milly
MIL-ee
PAPA
ਮਿਲੀ (Milī)
mee-lee
PLPolski
Milly
MIH-lee
PTPortuguês
Milly
MIH-lee
RORomână
Milly
MIH-lee
RUРусский
Милли (Milli)
mil-lee
SVSvenska
Milly
MIL-ee
SWKiswahili
Milly
MIH-lee
TAதமிழ்
மிளி (Milī)
mee-lee
TEతెలుగు
మిలి (Milī)
mee-lee
THไทย
มิลลี่ (Mil-lee)
mit-lee
TLTL
Milly
MIH-lee
TRTürkçe
Milly
MIL-lee
UKУкраїнська
Міллі (Milly)
mil-lee
URاردو
ملی (Milī)
mee-lee
VITiếng Việt
Milly
MIH-lee
YOYO
Mìlí
mee-lee
ZH中文
米莉 (Mǐlì)
mee-lee
ZUZU
Milly
MIH-lee

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