Etymology

Mildred

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Today it means: A female given name from Old English. Full definition →

Old English Mildþrȳþ
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromMildþrȳþ
  2. English todayMildred

From the name of an 8th-century English saint, Old English Mildþrȳþ (from milde (“mild”) + þrȳþ (“strength”)).

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