Mildred (name)
| Mildred | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old English |
| Meaning | "Gentle Strength" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Millie, Milly |
Mildred is a female given name. It is an Anglo-Saxon name of Old English origin, and its meaning is "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]
Notable people
People with the name Mildred include:
- Mildred Barber Abel (1902-1976), American politician
- Mildred Adams (1894–1980), American journalist
- Mildred Aldrich (1853–1928), American journalist
- Mildred Allen (1894–1990), American physicist
- Mildred Allen (soprano) (born 1932), 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), United States Army office
- Mildred Barya (born 1976), Ugandan writer
- Mildred Barnes Bliss (1879–1969), American art collector
- Mildred L. Batchelder (1901–1998), American librarian
- Mildred Bendall (1891-1977), French painter
- Mildred Wirt Benson (1905–2002), American author
- Mildred Edie Brady (1906-1965), American freelance writer
- Mildred Brown (1905–1989), African American journalist
- Mildred Burke (1915-1989), American professional wrestler
- Mildred Anne Butler (1858–1941), Irish artist
- Mildred Buxton, Countess Buxton (1896-1955), English royalty
- Mildred Cable (1878-1952), British missionary
- 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 C. Crump, American politician
- Mildred B. Davis, American novelist
- Mildred Davis (1901–1969), American actress
- Mildred Dover (born 1941), Canadian politician
- Mildred Dresselhaus (born 1930), American professor
- Mildred Dunnock (1901–1991), American actress
- Mildred Earp (born 1925), 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) (born 1922), American activist
- Mildred Gordon (politician) (born 1923), 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 Cleone Haynes Hodges (1909-2012), American educator and athlete
- 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 Kornman (born 1925), American actress
- Mildred Lager (1900-1960), American health food pioneer
- Mildred Lillie (1915–2002), American judge
- Mildred Mangxola (born 1944), South African singer
- Mildred Mann (1904 - 1971), New Thought practitioner
- 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, Puerto Rican jurist
- Mildred Parten (born 1902), American sociologist
- Mildred Persinger (born 1918), American activist
- Mildred Amelia Woodbine Pomare (1877–1971), New Zealand community leader
- Mildred Pope (1872–1956), English scholar
- 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, 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 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 Roper, a character in the British TV sitcoms Man About the House and George and Mildred.
- Mildred Wyeth, a character in the Deathlands series
- Nurse Mildred Ratched, of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
See also
- All pages 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.
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