Mildred

Gender Feminine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈmɪl.dɹɪd/ [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the Old English name Mildþryð meaning "gentle strength", derived from the elements milde "gentle" and þryþ "strength" [1] [2] [3] . Saint Mildred was a 7th-century abbess, the daughter of the Kentish princess Saint Ermenburga. After the Norman Conquest this name became rare, but it was revived in the 19th century.

Related Names

Rootsmilde + þryþ
DiminutivesMillie, Milly
Other Languages & CulturesMildþryð (Anglo-Saxon) Mildrid (Norwegian)

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classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange simple serious
  1. Searle, William George. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum. Cambridge, 1897, page 352.
  2. Bosworth and Toller. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 687, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html.
  3. Bosworth and Toller. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 1074, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html.

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