# Milly

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #27,215

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the female given names Mildred, Millicent, Emily, or Camilla, also used as a formal given name.

## Etymology
Clipping + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **milo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milly-vs-milo)
- **mull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milly-vs-mull)
- **moly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milly-vs-moly)
- **moll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milly-vs-moll)
- **milt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milly-vs-milt)
- **molly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milly-vs-molly)
- **misty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milly-vs-misty)
- **Missy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milly-vs-missy)
- **Milne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milly-vs-milne)
- **Mindy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milly-vs-mindy)
- **Milos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milly-vs-milos)
- **minty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milly-vs-minty)
- **moldy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milly-vs-moldy)
- **Molloy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milly-vs-molloy)
- **mil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mil-vs-milly)
- **milk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milk-vs-milly)
- **mile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mile-vs-milly)
- **mill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mill-vs-milly)
- **mall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mall-vs-milly)
- **mild** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mild-vs-milly)

## Common misspellings (6)
`imlly`, `millyy`, `mily`, `milyl`, `mlily`, `mmilly`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/milly