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Milly

American  
[mil-ee] / ˈmɪl i /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Milicent or Mildred.


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The family of Tony Dynes, another cancer patient who died aged 63 in May 2021, have revealed he also had an aspergillus fungal infection, as well as the same bacterial infection as Milly Main.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

The BBC has previously reported that a corporate homicide investigation, launched in 2021, is looking into the deaths of 10-year-old Milly Main, 73-year-old Gail Armstrong and two other children at the hospital.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

Milly Main had a successful stem cell transplant in July 2017 while in remission from leukaemia.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

Those included 10-year-old Milly Main, who died after contracting the stenotrophomonas bacteria while undergoing treatment for leukaemia in 2017.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

“Two: Piper Milly’s winning science project was absurd. Shooting marbles at an unbaked cake? That’s just sad. Three, and most importantly: Piper Milly is not, by any stretch of the imagination, a person who excels.”

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein