Mildred
pronunciation
How to pronounce Mildred in British English:
UK ['mildrid]
How to pronounce Mildred in American English:
US
Word Origin
- Mildred
- fem. proper name, Old English Mildðryð, from milde "mild" (see mild) + ðryð "power, strength." A popular name in the Middle Ages through fame of St. Mildred (obit c. 700), abbess, daughter of a Mercian king and a Kentish princess. Among the 10 most popular names for girls born in the U.S. between 1903 and 1926, it hasn't been in the top 1,000 since 1983.
Example
- 1. His first marriage to mildred williams ended in divorce in 1959 .
- 2. A grid of white dots defines an in situ operation , mackay river , west of the mildred lake mine and near the left edge of the image .
- 3. Fred and mildred mckann had finished rounding up the cattle and were heading home after a long and extremely hot day .
- 4. And I handed the ring to mildred , who was weeping . The family then passed the ring around lovingly , talking of ml.
- 5. Mildred inkamala climbs down from a four-wheel-drive vehicle talking on her mobile phone .