Mildþryð

Gender Feminine
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1][2]

Meaning & History

Old English form of Mildred.

Related Names

Rootsmilde + þryþ
Other Languages & CulturesMildred, Millie, Milly(English)

Categories

gentleness, saints, strength

Sources & References

  1. Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, entry Mildrith, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.
  2. Searle, William George. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum. Cambridge, 1897, page 352.
Entry updated February 4, 2020