Mildred /ˈmɪldɹəd/ is a

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origin, composed of "mild" ("mild") + "þryð" ("power, strength", also present in the last syllable of the name

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), meaning "gentle strength". It reached the rank of the sixth most popular name for girls in the

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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 Mildred Aldrich was an American journalist, editor, writer and translator. She spent her early career as a journalist and editor in Boston before moving to Paris, where she continued working as a foreign correspondent and translator. In 1914, sho ...

(1853–1928), American journalist * Mildred Allen (physicist) (1894–1990), American physicist *

Mildred Allen (soprano) Mildred Allen (October 26, 1929 – May 15, 2021) was an American operatic soprano who had an active career during the 1950s and 1960s. She notably was a regular performer at the Metropolitan Opera between 1957 and 1962. She later became a member ...

(born 1932), American operatic soprano * Mildred Ames (1919–1994), American writer *

Mildred Anderson Mildred Anderson was an American jazz, blues and R&B singer. In the early years of her career, Anderson worked with Albert Ammons and His Rhythm Kings, recording with them the song "Doin' the Boogie Woogie" on April 8, 1946. Later, she worked an ...

, American singer * Mildred Archer (1911–2005), English art historian *

Mildred Bailey Mildred Bailey (born Mildred Rinker; February 27, 1907 – December 12, 1951) was a Native American jazz singer during the 1930s, known as "The Queen of Swing", "The Rockin' Chair Lady" and "Mrs. Swing". She recorded the songs " For Sentimenta ...

(1907–1951), American jazz singer *

Mildred Inez Caroon Bailey Mildred Inez Bailey ( Caroon; April 18, 1919 – July 18, 2009) was a United States Army officer, who served as the eighth director of the Women's Army Corps from August 1971 until July 1975. She was the third woman in United States Army to rea ...

(1919–2009), US Army office *

Mildred Barya Mildred Kiconco Barya is a writer and poet from Uganda. She was awarded the 2008 Pan African Literary Forum Prize for Africana Fiction, and earlier gained recognition for her poetry, particularly her first two collections, ''Men Love Chocolates ...

(born 1976), Ugandan writer * Mildred Blaxter (1925–2010), British sociologist *

Mildred Barnes Bliss Mildred Barnes Bliss (September 9, 1879 – January 17, 1969) was an American art collector, philanthropist, and one of the cofounders of the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection in Washington, D.C. Biography Bliss was born in New ...

(1879–1969), American art collector * Mildred L. Batchelder (1901–1998), American librarian *

Mildred Bendall Mildred Bendall (27 November 1891 – 27 December 1977) was an active force of the avant-garde in Bordeaux, and instrumental in building a real exchange with Paris.GALLIANO - DES GARETS Françoise, ''La Vie culturelle à Bordeaux 1945-1975'', Bord ...

(1891–1977), French painter *

Mildred Benson Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson (July 10, 1905 – May 28, 2002) was an American journalist and writer of children's books. She wrote some of the earliest Nancy Drew mysteries and created the detective's adventurous personality. Benson wrote under ...

(1905–2002), American author *

Mildred Edie Brady Mildred Edie Brady (June 3, 1906 – July 27, 1965) was a freelance writer for ''The New Republic'' who is mostly known for writing the May 26, 1947 article ''The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich''For the article, see ; reprinted in (with the subhe ...

(1906–1965), American writer *

Mildred Brown Mildred D. Brown (December 20, 1905–November 2, 1989) was an African-American journalist, newspaper baker, and leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Omaha, Nebraska. Part of the Great Migration (African American), Great Migration, she came fro ...

(1905–1989), African American journalist *

Mildred Burke Mildred Burke (August 5, 1915 – February 18, 1989) was an American professional wrestler. She is overall a three-time women's world champion under different incarnations and recognitions. Burke's heyday lasted from the mid-1930s to the mid-1950 ...

(1915–1989), American wrestler * Mildred Anne Butler (1858–1941), Irish artist *

Mildred Buxton, Countess Buxton Mildred Anne Buxton, Countess Buxton (''née'' Smith; 29 June 1866 – 7 December 1955) was a British social activist and philanthropist. Biography Buxton was born in St George Hanover Square, London, the daughter of Hugh Colin Smith of Mount ...

(1866–1955), English aristocrat * Mildred Cable (1878–1952), British missionary *

Mildred Cleghorn Mildred Imoch Cleghorn (December 11, 1910 – April 15, 1997) was first chairperson of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe. Her Apache names were ''Eh-Ohn'' and ''Lay-a-Bet'', and she was one of the last Chiricahua Apaches born under "prisoner of war" sta ...

(1910–1997), Apache tribe chairperson * Mildred Clingerman (1918–1997), American writer *

Mildred Cohn Mildred Cohn (July 12, 1913 – October 12, 2009) was an American biochemist who furthered understanding of biochemical processes through her study of chemical reactions within animal cells. She was a pioneer in the use of nuclear magnetic r ...

(1913–2009), American biochemist *

Mildred Constantine Mildred Constantine Bettelheim (June 28, 1913 – December 10, 2008) was an American curator who helped bring attention to the posters and other graphic design in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in the 1950s and 1960s Biography Co ...

(1913–2008), American curator *

Mildred Cooke Mildred Cecil, Baroness Burghley (née Cooke; 1526 – 4 April 1589) was an English noblewoman and translator in the sixteenth century. She was the wife of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, the most trusted adviser of Elizabeth I, and the mother ...

(c.1525–1589), English noblewoman *

Mildred Couper Mildred Couper (December 10, 1887 in Buenos Aires, Argentina – August 9, 1974 in Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara, United States) was a prominent composer and pianist, and one of the first American musicians to experiment with quar ...

(1887–1974), American musician *

Mildred Cram Mildred Cram (October 17, 1889 – April 4, 1985) was an American writer. Her short story "Stranger Things" was included in the O. Henry Award story collection for 1921. A number of her stories and novels were made into films. She was also ...

(1889–1985), American writer *

Mildred B. Davis Mildred B. Davis is an American novelist whose books generally fall into the suspense/mystery genre. Katherine (Davis) Roome, her daughter, and a published author herself, helped Mildred break a 30-year publishing silence by working with her to tu ...

, American novelist *

Mildred Davis Mildred Hillary Davis (February 22, 1901The reference book ''Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory'' gives Davis's birth date as January 1, 1900.August 18, 1969) was an American actress who appeared in fifteen of Harold Lloyd's cla ...

(1901–1969), American actress * Mildred Dover (born 1941), Canadian politician *

Mildred Dresselhaus Mildred Dresselhaus''Mildred Dresselhaus'' was elected in 1974

(1930–2017), American professor * Mildred Reason Dube (died 2022), Zimbabwean politician *

Mildred Dunnock Mildred Dorothy Dunnock (January 25, 1901 – July 5, 1991) was an American stage and screen actress. She was twice nominated for an Academy Award: first ''Death of a Salesman'' in 1951, then '' Baby Doll'' in 1956. Early life Born in Baltimor ...

(1901–1991), American actress *

Mildred Earp Mildred Kathryn Earp (October 7, 1925 – 2017), nicknamed Mid or Millie, was an American female pitcher who played from to in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 135 lb, she batted and threw right-handed. Earp ...

(born 1925), American pitcher *

Mildred Adams Fenton Mildred Adams Fenton (November 14, 1899 – December 7, 1995) trained in paleontology and geology at the University of Iowa. She coauthored dozens of general science books with her husband, Carroll Lane Fenton, including ''Records of Evolution' ...

(1899–1995), American scientific writer * Mildred Fizzell (1915–1993), Canadian athlete *

Mildred Fox Mildred Fox (born 17 June 1971) is a former Irish Independent politician. She was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow constituency from 1995 to 2007. Private life She was educated at St. Kilian's Community School in Bray and is a graduate of U ...

(born 1971), Irish politician *

Mildred Gale Mildred Gale (1671–1701), born Mildred Warner in the Colony of Virginia, was the paternal grandmother of former president George Washington. Early life Mildred was born in 1671, at Warner Hall, the family home in Gloucester County, Virginia, t ...

(1671–1701), grandmother of George Washington * Mildred Barry Garvin (1929–1993), American politician *

Mildred Gillars Mildred Elizabeth Gillars ( Sisk; November 29, 1900 – June 25, 1988) was an American broadcaster employed by Nazi Germany to disseminate Axis propaganda during World War II. Following her capture in post-war Berlin, she became the first woman t ...

(1900–1988), American broadcaster * Mildred Gordon (Ganas) (1922–2015), American activist *

Mildred Gordon (politician) Mildred Gordon (''née'' Fellerman; 24 August 1923 – 8 April 2016) was a British Labour politician. Biography Earlier life Mildred Gordon was born the daughter of Judah and Dora Fellerman in Stepney in 1923. Judah was of Dutch Jewish desce ...

(1923–2016), British politician * Mildred Griffiths (1894–1949), American set decorator *

Mildred Grosberg Bellin Mildred Grosberg Bellin (September 7, 1908 – February 15, 2008) was an American cookbook author. She is most noted for her influential cookbooks ''Modern Jewish Meals'' and ''The Jewish Cookbook'', which brought modern nutritional ideas into ...

(1908–2008), American cookbook author *

Mildred Harnack Mildred Elizabeth Harnack ( Fish; September 16, 1902 – February 16, 1943) was an American literary historian, translator, and member of the German resistance against the Nazi regime. After marrying Arvid Harnack, she moved to Germany in 192 ...

(1902–1943), American-German literary historian *

Mildred Harris Mildred Harris (April 18, 1901 – July 20, 1944) was an American stage, film, and vaudeville actress during the early part of the 20th century. Harris began her career in the film industry as a child actress when she was 10 years old. She was a ...

(1901–1944), American film actress * Mildred J. Hill (1859–1916), American songwriter * Mildred Hilson, American socialite and philanthropist *

Mildred Horn Mildred Horn (January 4, 1901 – June 7, 1998) was an American film critic and screenwriter, best known for her work on the Kroger Babb exploitation film '' Mom and Dad''. Biography Horn was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, and studied at Academ ...

, American critic * Mildred Barry Hughes (1902–1995), American politician * Mildred "Millie" Jackson (born 1944), American singer and comedian *

Mildred Fay Jefferson Mildred Fay Jefferson (April 6, 1927 – October 15, 2010)

(1926–2010), American physician * Mildred Jeffrey (1910–2004), American activist * Mildred Callahan Jones (1943–2008), American businesswoman *

Mildred Kornman Mildred Gene Kornman (July 10, 1925 – August 19, 2022), also billed as Ricki VanDusen, was an American actress, model, businesswoman, and photographer. At the time of her death, she was one of the last living actresses of the silent era. L ...

(born 1925), American actress *

Mildred Lager Mildred Mathilda Lager (December 19, 1900 - January 25, 1960) was an American pioneer of natural foods and health food. Career Lager was born in West Superior, Wisconsin, the only child of Gustav Walfred Lager (a station engineer, who was born in ...

(1900–1960), American health food pioneer *

Mildred Childe Lee Mildred Childe Lee (February 10, 1846 – March 27, 1905) was an American society hostess and the youngest child of Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Custis Lee. She was the last member of the Lee family to be born at Arlington Plantation and had a p ...

(1846–1905), American socialite *

Mildred Lillie Mildred Loree Lillie (January 25, 1915 – October 27, 2002) was an American jurist. She served as a judge for 55 years in the state of California with a career that spanned from 1947 until her death in 2002. In 1958, she became the second woman t ...

(1915–2002), American judge * Mildred Maddocks (1881-1955), American cooking journalist and writer * Mildred Maldonado (born 2001), Mexican rhythmic gymnast * Mildred Mangxola (born 1944), South African singer * Mildred Esther Mathias (1906–1995), American botanist *

Mildred H. McAfee Mildred Helen McAfee Horton (12 May 1900 – 2 September 1994) was an American academic, educator, naval officer, and religious leader. She served during World War II as first director of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Servi ...

(1900–1994), American academic *

Mildred McDaniel Mildred "Millie" Louise McDaniel-Singleton ( McDaniel, November 4, 1933 – September 30, 2004) was an American athlete, who competed mainly in the women's high jump event during her career. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, she attended David T. ...

(1933–2004), American athlete * Mildred Methvin (born 1952), American judge *

Mildred Miller Mildred Miller (born December 16, 1924) is an American classical mezzo-soprano who had a major career performing in operas, concerts, and recitals during the mid twentieth century. She was notably a principal artist at the Metropolitan Opera from ...

(born 1924), American classical mezzo-soprano * Mildred Mottahedeh (1908–2000), porcelain collector * Mildred Muis (born 1968), Dutch swimmer *

Mildred Natwick Mildred Natwick (June 19, 1905 – October 25, 1994) was an American actress. She won a Primetime Emmy Award and was nominated for an Academy Award and two Tony Awards. Early life Natwick was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Mildre ...

(1905–1994), American actress * Mildred Noble (1921–2008), American writer * Mildred O'Neill (1914–2003), widow of Tip O'Neil * Mildred Ellen Orton (1911–2010), American businesswoman * Mildred Pabón (born 1957), Puerto Rican jurist * Mildred Parten Newhall (1902–1970), American sociologist * Mildred Persinger (born 1918), American activist * Mildred Amelia Woodbine Pomare (1877–1971), New Zealand community leader *

Mildred Pope Mildred Katherine Pope (28 January 1872 – 16 September 1956) was an English scholar of Anglo-Norman England. She became the first woman to hold a readership at Oxford University, where she taught at Somerville College. Biography Mildred Pope w ...

(1872–1956), English scholar *

Mildred Ratcliffe Mildred Mary Ratcliffe FSSI (1899–1988) was an English painter, commercial artist & calligrapher, known for her poster designs for the Post Office Savings Bank. Biography Ratcliffe was born on 17 October 1899 in Rochester, Kent as the seco ...

(1899–1988), English painter, commercial artist and calligrapher * Mildred Riddelsdell (1913-2006), British civil servant * Mildred Robbins Leet (1922–2011), American entrepreneur *

Mildred Ruiz-Sapp Mildred Ruiz-Sapp is an American actress. Born and raised on New York's Lower East Side (Alphabet City), she co-founded THE POINT Community Development Corporation (Hunts Point) in 1993 and Universes (poetic theatre ensemble) (1996), both in col ...

, American actress * Mildred Sampson (born 1933), New Zealand long-distance runner * Mildred Sanderson (1889–1914), American mathematician *

Mildred Savage Mildred Spitz Savage (June 26, 1919 – October 7, 2011) was an American author known for her best-selling novel '' Parrish''. Biography and career The second of three children, she was born in New London, Connecticut, to Ezekiel and Sadie Spitz. ...

(1919–2011), American author *

Mildred Scheel Mildred Scheel (born Mildred Wirtz; 31 December 1931 in Cologne – 13 May 1985 in Cologne) was a German physician, the second wife of the President of the Federal Republic Walter Scheel and the founder of the German Cancer Aid. Life and work Mi ...

(1932–1985), German physician * Mildred Schwab (1917–1999), American attorney * Mildred Seeley (1918–2001), American doll collector *

Mildred Shay Mildred Helen Shay (September 26, 1911 – October 15, 2005) was an American film actress of the 1930s whose affairs, marriages and glamorous social life became a popular subject for gossip columnists. At five-feet tall, Shay was dubbed the "Pocke ...

(1911–2005), American actress * Mildred T. Stahlman (born 1922), American professor *

Mildred D. Taylor Mildred DeLois Taylor (born September 13, 1943) is a Newbery Award-winning American young adult novelist. She is best known for her novel ''Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry'', part of her Logan family series. Taylor is known for exploring powerful ...

(born 1943), African American writer * Mildred Thompson (1936–2003), African American artist *

Mildred Valley Thornton Mildred Valley Thornton (May 7, 1890 – July 27, 1967) was a Canadian artist most well known for her portraits of First Nations people. She also painted landscapes in oil and watercolour. Her paintings were usually done in vivid colours. Born i ...

(1890–1967), Canadian painter * Mildred Trotter (1899–1991), forensic anthropologist * Mildred Trouillot (born 1963), American lawyer *

Mildred Veitch Anna Mildred Massyn Veitch B.A. (1 November 1889 – 1970) was a teacher and businesswoman, becoming the final member of the Veitch family of horticulturists to manage the family business of Veitch Nurseries. Family Mildred was the daughter of P ...

(1889–1971), American horticulturist * Mildred Warwick (1922–2006), American athlete *

Mildred Weisenfeld Mildred Mosler Weisenfeld (1921 – December 6, 1997) is the Brooklyn-born founder of national not-for-profit foundation the National Council to Combat Blindness in 1946, now known as Fight for Sight, an organization based in New York City that pr ...

(1921–1997), American philanthropist * Mildred Wiley (1901–2000), American athlete * Mildred Wolfe (1912–2009), American artist *

Mildred Bangs Wynkoop Mildred Olive Bangs Wynkoop (born September 9, 1905 in Seattle, Washington, died May 21, 1997 in Lenexa, Kansas) was an ordained minister in the Church of the Nazarene, who served as an educator, missionary, theologian, and the author of several ...

(1905–1997), American Nazarene minister

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 ''Mildred Pierce'' is a psychological drama by James M. Cain published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1941. A story of “social inequity and opportunity in America" set during the Great Depression, ''Mildred Pierce'' follows the trajectory of a lower- ...

, 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 Mildred Dorothy Roper (''née'' Tremble) is a fictional character from the Thames Television sitcoms ''Man About the House'' and ''George and Mildred''. She was portrayed by Yootha Joyce. Biography Mildred Dorothy Tremble was born in London and ...

, 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 is a 2D arcade fighting game series developed by Team Arcana (originally co-owned with its former parent company Examu). The first edition was released to arcades (mostly in Japan, but a few in other countries) in late 2007. The games feature a ...

'' video game series * Maneater Mildred, an NPC in the video game ''

Dark Souls is a series of action role-playing games created by Hidetaka Miyazaki of FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The series began with the release of ''Dark Souls'' (2011) and has seen two sequels, ''Dark Souls II'' (2014) a ...

'' * Mildred Hayes, the protagonist from the movie ''

Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' is a 2017 crime drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Martin McDonagh and starring Frances McDormand as a Missouri woman who rents three roadside billboards to draw attention to her daugh ...

'' * Mildred Stacey Andrews "Blaineley" O'Halloran, a character from ''

Total Drama World Tour ''Total Drama World Tour'' (often shortened as ''TDWT'') is the third season of ''Total Drama''. The series' extension was commissioned by Teletoon from the producers, Fresh TV. The season's elements and plot structure is largely based on ''The A ...

'' * Mildred McCallister, a character from ''

Summer Camp Island ''Summer Camp Island'' is an American animated television series created by Julia Pott for Cartoon Network. Produced by Cartoon Network Studios, it premiered on July 7, 2018. The series depicts the episodic adventures of Oscar and Hedgehog, bot ...

'' * Mildred Lathbury, the narrator and main character in

Excellent Women ''Excellent Women'' is a novel by Barbara Pym, first published in 1952, her second published novel and generally acclaimed as the funniest and most successful of her comedies of manners. Title The phrase "excellent women" is used by men in re ...

Barbara Pym Barbara Mary Crampton Pym FRSL (2 June 1913 – 11 January 1980) was an English novelist. In the 1950s she published a series of social comedies, of which the best known are ''Excellent Women'' (1952) and '' A Glass of Blessings'' (1958). In 1977 ...

As a surname

Henry Mildred Henry Richard Mildred (9 March 1795 – 22 March 1877) was a politician in the early days of the Colony of South Australia. History Mildred was born in Portsea, Hampshire, England. Trained as a shipbuilder, he was contracted by the South Aust ...

Henry Hay Mildred Henry Hay Mildred (17 August 1839 – 25 December 1920) was a lawyer and politician in the colony and State of South Australia. History Henry was born in Strangways Terrace, North Adelaide, just two years after the arrival in South Australia of ...

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