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Origin and meaning of my first name! 2 years ago

Mildred
Origin: Old English

Meaning: gentle counselor

(and from www.behindthename.com)
MILDRED
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: MIL-dred [key]

Means “gentle strength” from the Old English elements milde “gentle” and þryð “strength”. Saint Mildred was a 7th-century abbess, the daughter of the Kentish princess Saint Ermenburga.



 

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