Surname · also German
Müller
Müller is a surname from Middle High German, ultimately from Old High German. It is used in German, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, and 1 other language.
Original GermanMiller
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Müller comes from Middle High German, and ultimately from Old High German.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle High German mülnære, from Old High German mulināri.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Müller’s family of names
In German usage, Müller as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Danish form Møller. In German usage, Müller as a surname has a related form in Miller. In German usage, Müller as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form Miller.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Müller has relatives in 12 languages. Lines run from its Old High German roots to each of them.
44 related names in 12 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 37
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Millervariant · German, English
- Mellervariant · German
- Möllervariant · German
- Myllervariant · German
- Mülnervariant · German
- Müllnervariant · German
- Mullervariant · German, French
- Müllmannvariant · German
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- Müllersvariant · German
- Mülhervariant · German
- Muleriusvariant · German
- Müldersvariant · German
- Muldersvariant · German
- Mühlnervariant · German
- Mühlmannvariant · German
- Mühlervariant · German
- Mühlemannvariant · German
- Muellervariant · German, English
- Molnarvariant · German
- Möllmannvariant · German
- Möllersvariant · German
- Møllervariant · German, Danish
- Möllemannvariant · German
- Mollervariant · German
- Molitorvariant · German, Latin
- Molenaarvariant · German
- Moellervariant · German
- Młynkvariant · German
- Mlynarvariant · German
- Mielnikvariant · German, Polish
- Meuniervariant · German, French
- Meulenersvariant · German
- Meuleneersvariant · German
- Meulenaersvariant · German
- Mallmannvariant · German
- Mahlmannvariant · German
- Mahlervariant · German
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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