Mildred (name)

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]

Mildred
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameOld English
Meaning"Gentle strength"
Other names
Related namesMillie, Milly

Notable people

People with the name Mildred include:

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

As a surname

See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Mildred
  • All pages with titles containing Mildred

References

  1. "Mildred." Think Baby Names. Accessed on January 15, 2012.
  2. "Mildred." Behind the Name. Accessed on January 16, 2012.
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