Mildred (name)
Mildred /ˈmɪldɹəd/ is a female given name. It is an Anglo-Saxon name of Old English origin, composed of "mild" ("mild") + "þryð" ("power, strength", also present in the last syllable of the name Audrey), meaning "gentle strength".[1] It reached the rank of the sixth most popular name for girls in the United States in 1912 and maintained that popularity through 1920, but then its popularity dropped quickly afterward.[2] Familiar forms include Milly and Midge.[3]
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old English |
| Meaning | "Gentle strength" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Millie, Milly |
Notable people
People with the name Mildred include:
- Mildred Barber Abel (1902–1976), American politician
- Mildred Adams (1894–1980), American journalist
- Mildred Albert (1905–1991), American fashion show producer and radio and television personality
- Mildred Aldrich (1853–1928), American journalist
- Mildred Allen (physicist) (1894–1990), American physicist
- Mildred Allen (soprano) (1932–2021), American operatic soprano
- Mildred Ames (1919–1994), American writer
- Mildred Anderson, American singer
- Mildred Archer (1911–2005), English art historian
- Mildred Bailey (1907–1951), American jazz singer
- Mildred Inez Caroon Bailey (1919–2009), US Army office
- Mildred Barya (born 1976), Ugandan writer
- Mildred Blaxter (1925–2010), British sociologist
- Mildred Barnes Bliss (1879–1969), American art collector
- Mildred L. Batchelder (1901–1998), American librarian
- Mildred Bendall (1891–1977), French painter
- Mildred Benson (1905–2002), American author
- Mildred Edie Brady (1906–1965), American writer
- Mildred Brown (1905–1989), African American journalist
- Mildred Burke (1915–1989), American wrestler
- Mildred Anne Butler (1858–1941), Irish artist
- Mildred Buxton, Countess Buxton (1866–1955), English aristocrat
- Mildred Cable (1878–1952), British missionary
- Iris Kyle (born Mildred Carter; 1974), American professional bodybuilder
- Mildred Caverly (1893–1985), American golfer
- Mildred Cleghorn (1910–1997), Apache tribe chairperson
- Mildred Clingerman (1918–1997), American writer
- Mildred Cohn (1913–2009), American biochemist
- Mildred Constantine (1913–2008), American curator
- Mildred Cooke (c.1525–1589), English noblewoman
- Mildred Couper (1887–1974), American musician
- Mildred Cram (1889–1985), American writer
- Mildred B. Davis, American novelist
- Mildred Davis (1901–1969), American actress
- Mildred Dover (born 1941), Canadian politician
- Mildred Dresselhaus (1930–2017), American professor
- Mildred Reason Dube (died 2022), Zimbabwean politician
- Mildred Dunnock (1901–1991), American actress
- Mildred Earp (1925–2017), American pitcher
- Mildred Adams Fenton (1899–1995), American scientific writer
- Mildred Fizzell (1915–1993), Canadian athlete
- Mildred Fox (born 1971), Irish politician
- Mildred Gale (1671–1701), grandmother of George Washington
- Mildred Barry Garvin (1929–1993), American politician
- Mildred Gillars (1900–1988), American broadcaster
- Mildred Gordon (Ganas) (1922–2015), American activist
- Mildred Gordon (politician) (1923–2016), British politician
- Mildred Griffiths (1894–1949), American set decorator
- Mildred Grosberg Bellin (1908–2008), American cookbook author
- Mildred Harnack (1902–1943), American-German literary historian
- Mildred Harris (1901–1944), American film actress
- Mildred J. Hill (1859–1916), American songwriter
- Mildred Hilson, American socialite and philanthropist
- Mildred Horn, American critic
- Mildred Barry Hughes (1902–1995), American politician
- Mildred "Millie" Jackson (born 1944), American singer and comedian
- Mildred Fay Jefferson (1926–2010), American physician
- Mildred Jeffrey (1910–2004), American activist
- Mildred Callahan Jones (1943–2008), American businesswoman
- Mildred M. Jordan (died 1965), American medical librarian
- Mildred Kornman (1925–2022), American actress
- Mildred Lager (1900–1960), American health food pioneer
- Mildred Childe Lee (1846–1905), American socialite
- Mildred Lillie (1915–2002), American judge
- Mildred Maddocks (1881-1955), American cooking journalist and writer
- Mildred Maldonado (born 2001), Mexican rhythmic gymnast
- Mildred Mangxola (born 1944), South African singer
- Mildred Esther Mathias (1906–1995), American botanist
- Mildred H. McAfee (1900–1994), American academic
- Mildred McDaniel (1933–2004), American athlete
- Mildred Methvin (born 1952), American judge
- Mildred Miller (born 1924), American classical mezzo-soprano
- Mildred Mottahedeh (1908–2000), porcelain collector
- Mildred Muis (born 1968), Dutch swimmer
- Mildred Natwick (1905–1994), American actress
- Mildred Noble (1921–2008), American writer
- Mildred O'Neill (1914–2003), widow of Tip O'Neil
- Mildred Ellen Orton (1911–2010), American businesswoman
- Mildred Pabón (born 1957), Puerto Rican jurist
- Mildred Parten Newhall (1902–1970), American sociologist
- Mildred Persinger (1918–2018), American activist
- Mildred Amelia Woodbine Pomare (1877–1971), New Zealand community leader
- Mildred Pope (1872–1956), English scholar
- Mildred Ratcliffe (1899–1988), English painter, commercial artist and calligrapher
- Mildred Riddelsdell (1913-2006), British civil servant
- Mildred Robbins Leet (1922–2011), American entrepreneur
- Mildred Ruiz-Sapp, American actress
- Mildred Sampson (born 1933), New Zealand long-distance runner
- Mildred Sanderson (1889–1914), American mathematician
- Mildred Savage (1919–2011), American author
- Mildred Scheel (1932–1985), German physician
- Mildred Schwab (1917–1999), American attorney
- Mildred Seeley (1918–2001), American doll collector
- Mildred Shay (1911–2005), American actress
- Mildred T. Stahlman (born 1922), American professor
- Mildred D. Taylor (born 1943), African American writer
- Mildred Thompson (1936–2003), African American artist
- Mildred Valley Thornton (1890–1967), Canadian painter
- Mildred Trotter (1899–1991), forensic anthropologist
- Mildred Trouillot (born 1963), American lawyer
- Mildred Veitch (1889–1971), American horticulturist
- Mildred Warwick (1922–2006), American athlete
- Mildred Weisenfeld (1921–1997), American philanthropist
- Mildred Wiley (1901–2000), American athlete
- Mildred Wolfe (1912–2009), American artist
- Mildred Bangs Wynkoop (1905–1997), American Nazarene minister
Fictional characters
Characters with the name Mildred include:
- Mildred Rogers, a character from Of Human Bondage
- Mildred Hubble (The Worst Witch), protagonist of Jill Murphy's series
- Mildred Huxtetter, character from The Muppet Show
- Mildred Keith, title character from the series written by Martha Finley
- Mildred Krebs, a character from Remington Steele
- Mildred Montag, a character from Fahrenheit 451
- Mildred Pierce, protagonist of the novel, movie, and miniseries of the same name
- Mildred Ratched, nurse and main antagonist of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Mildred Roper, a character in the British TV sitcoms Man About the House and George and Mildred
- Mildred Wyeth, a character in the Deathlands series
- Mildred Avallone, a NPC in the Arcana Heart video game series
- Maneater Mildred, an NPC in the video game Dark Souls
- Mildred Hayes, the protagonist from the movie Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Mildred Stacey Andrews "Blaineley" O'Halloran, a character from Total Drama World Tour
- Mildred McCallister, a character from Summer Camp Island
- Mildred Lathbury, the narrator and main character in Excellent Women by Barbara Pym
As a surname
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Mildred
- All pages with titles containing Mildred
References
- "Mildred." Think Baby Names. Accessed on January 15, 2012.
- "Mildred." Behind the Name. Accessed on January 16, 2012.
- "Mildred | Origin and meaning of the name mildred by Online Etymology Dictionary".
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