Mildred

Mildred /ˈmɪldɹəd/ is a female given name. It is an Anglo-Saxon name of Old English origin, composed of "mild" ("mild") + "þryð" ("power, strength", also present in the last syllable of the name Audrey), meaning "gentle strength". 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. Familiar forms include Milly and Midge. Notable people People with the name Mildred include: Mildred Barber Abel (1902–1976), American politician Mildred Adams (1894–1980), American journalist Mildred Albert (1905–1991), American fashion show producer and radio and television personality Mildred Aldrich (1853–1928), American journalist Mildred Allen (physicist) (1894–1990), American physicist Mildred Allen (soprano) (1932–2021), 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), US Army office Mildred Barya (born 1976), Ugandan writer Mildred Blaxter (1925–2010), British sociologist Mildred Barnes Bliss (1879–1969), American art collector Mildred L. Batchelder (1901–1998), American librarian Mildred Bendall (1891–1977), French painter Mildred Benson (1905–2002), American author Mildred Edie Brady (1906–1965), American writer Mildred Brown (1905–1989), African American journalist Mildred Burke (1915–1989), American wrestler Mildred Anne Butler (1858–1941), Irish artist Mildred Buxton, Countess Buxton (1866–1955), English aristocrat Mildred Cable (1878–1952), British missionary Iris Kyle (born Mildred Carter; 1974), American professional bodybuilder Mildred Caverly (1893–1985), American golfer 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 B.