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Origin of the name MILDRED.
Etymology of the
name MILDRED.
Meaning of the baby name MILDRED.
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MILDRED.
Modern English form of Anglo-Saxon Mildthryth
(q.v.), meaning "mild threatener," i.e. one who is gently or mildly
strict. Also spelled Mildreda
and Mildrid. (History of
Christian Names, Yonge, 1884). Usage: America, England,
Holland, Ireland.
Mildred
Muis, a former Dutch medley and freestyle swimmer. Mildred Gale (d.
1701), was the paternal grandmother of George Washington. Mildred
Archer (d. 2005), was an English art historian. Mildred Anne Butler
(d. 1941), was an Irish artist. (Wiki)
Merowald,
King of Mercia, had three daughters and one son, and all the daughters'
names began with mild, namely, Milburga or
Mildburh, Mildgyth or
Mildgithe, and Mildred or Mildthryth, whilst he called his son Mervin or
Mervyn, signifying "sea-hill"—a Keltic name. Whether
influenced and inspired by their names or not, I cannot say; but all
King Merowald's or Merwald's, daughters became nuns, and two of them
were canonised, Milburg and Mildred... (Girls'
Christian Names, Swan, 1905)
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