Mildred

Mildred is a feminine given name .

Origin and meaning

The name Mildred comes from Old English, where he was called Mildþryð; the meaning results from the two parts of the word mild = gentle and þryð = strength / strength . Mildred means something like "gentle strength" or "gentle and strong".

name day

Name day is the feast day of St. Mildred von Minster, July 13th .

Well-known namesake

Saints

• Mildred von Minster († 734)

First name

• Mildred Archer (1911–2005), British ethnologist and art historian
• Mildred Bailey (1907–1951), American jazz singer
• Mildred Dolson (1918-2004), Canadian athlete
• Mildred Dresselhaus (1930–2017), American physicist
• Mildred Dunnock (1901–1991), American film and stage actress
• Mildred Fizzell (1915-1993), Canadian athlete
• Mildred Gillars (1900–1988), American radio presenter
• Mildred Harnack-Fish (1902–1943), American-German literary scholar, resistance fighter
• Mildred Harris (1901–1944), American film actress
• Mildred Loving (1939–2008), American civil rights activist
• Mildred McDaniel (1933-2004), American athlete
• Mildred Miller (* 1924), American mezzo-soprano
• Mildred Natwick (1905–1994), American theater and film actress
• Mildred Scheel (1931–1985), German doctor
• Mildred Didrikson Zaharias (1911–1956), American track and field athlete

See also

• Mildred (asteroid)
• Mildred L. Batchelder Award

proof

1. ↑ behind the name , accessed November 6, 2018