Mildred /ˈmɪldɹəd/ is a female

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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 Mildred Elizabeth Albert (née Levine; January 14, 1905 – August 26, 1991) was an American fashion commentator, modeling agency director, fashion show producer, radio and television personality, and society columnist. Known as the "Mighty Atom ...

(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, sh ...

(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 o ...

(born 1932), 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 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 Y ...

(1879–1969), American art collector * Mildred L. Batchelder (1901–1998), American librarian * Mildred Bendall (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 (1906–1965), American writer * Mildred Brown (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 Alice Mildred Cable () (21 February 1878 – 30 April 1952) was a British Protestant Christian missionary in China, serving with the China Inland Mission. Early life and career Born in Guildford. the daughter of John Cable, a prosperous drap ...

(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" status ...

(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 Con ...

(1913–2008), American curator * Mildred Cooke (c.1525–1589), English noblewoman * Mildred Couper (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, 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 (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, th ...

(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 ...

(1900–1988), American broadcaster * Mildred Gordon (Ganas) (1922–2015), American activist * Mildred Gordon (politician) (1923–2016), British politician * Mildred Griffiths (1894–1949), American set decorator * Mildred Grosberg Bellin (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 1929, ...

(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, American critic * Mildred Barry Hughes (1902–1995), American politician * Mildred "Millie" Jackson (born 1944), American singer and comedian * Mildred Fay Jefferson (1926–2010), American physician *

Mildred Jeffrey Mildred McWilliams "Millie" Jeffrey (December 29, 1910 – March 24, 2004) was an American political and social activist during the labor reforms, women's rights, and civil rights movement. Biography Mildred Jeffrey's mother, Bertha McWilli ...

(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 (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 pr ...

(1846–1905), American socialite * Mildred Lillie (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 (1900–1994), American academic * Mildred McDaniel (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 Mildred Muis (born 28 July 1968 in Amsterdam) is a former medley and freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dut ...

(born 1968), Dutch swimmer * Mildred Natwick (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 wa ...

(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 sec ...

(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, 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 (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 Mildred Trotter (February 3, 1899 – August 23, 1991) was an American pioneer as a forensic historian and forensic anthropologist. Biography Trotter was born in Monaca, Pennsylvania. She received her B.A. in zoology and physiology from Mou ...

(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 ...

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

(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, 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 a ...

, 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 ''

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'' video game series * Maneater Mildred, an NPC in the video game '' Dark Souls'' * 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 ref ...

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 197 ...

As a surname

* Henry Mildred * Henry Hay Mildred

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