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  • Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of MILDRED.

MILDRED   female   English
From the Old English name Mildþryð meaning "gentle strength", derived from the elements milde "gentle" and þryð "strength". Saint Mildred was a 7th-century abbess, the daughter of the Kentish princess Saint Ermenburga. After the Norman conquest this name became rare, but it was revived in the 19th century.
EQUIVALENTS
ENGLISH: Mildred
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Millie, Milly