The story
- Old English · derived frommilde“mild”
- English todayMildmay
Two possible origins: * From Old English milde (“mild”) + mægden (“girl, virgin”), a nickname for a young woman. * From Old English milde (“mild”) + dēma (“judge”), a nickname for a merciful judge or person.
Words from the same roots
Old Englishmilde all →
mild
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.