Mildred

[mil-drid]

noun

a female given name: from Old English words meaning “mild” and “strength.”

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Contemporary Examples of mildred

It follows her recent string of confident, adult performances: Mildred Pierce, True Blood, The Ides of March.
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Kevin Fallon
November 16, 2013
On ‘60 Minutes,’ the former governor said he made the payments to his housekeeper, Mildred Baena, to care for their son, Joseph.
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October 6, 2012
Ann Beck recalls her son being awoken by Arnold and summoned “in the middle of the night to drive Mildred home.”
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A. L. Bardach
September 30, 2012
“Mildred was always causing trouble and threatening to quit,” said a former senior staffer.
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A. L. Bardach
September 30, 2012
The housekeeper, Mildred Baena, was no décolleté Mary Poppins, but an aging mother of four.
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Laurence Leamer
September 30, 2012

Historical Examples of mildred

Mildred's eyes were downcast again, and a faint colour rose in her cheeks.
Alice Adams
Booth Tarkington
The big, rich, simple house was part of it, and Mildred's father and mother were part of it.
Alice Adams
Booth Tarkington
"But I'd just about decided that it really wouldn't do," Mildred went on.
Alice Adams
Booth Tarkington
"Thank you, Mildred," her cousin said, bowing to her gratefully.
Alice Adams
Booth Tarkington
Mildred looked up, as if in a little alarm, but did not speak.
Alice Adams
Booth Tarkington

Word Origin and History for mildred

Mildred

fem. proper name, Old English Mildðryð, from milde "mild" (see mild) + ðryð "power, strength." A popular name in the Middle Ages through fame of St. Mildred (obit c. 700), abbess, daughter of a Mercian king and a Kentish princess. Among the 10 most popular names for girls born in the U.S. between 1903 and 1926, it hasn't been in the top 1,000 since 1983.