Girl · Old English
Mildthryth
Say it: MILD-thrith
Meaning
From Old English mild 'gentle, mild' and thryth 'strength, power'. The common online gloss 'gentle counsellor' is a folk etymology: the second element is thryth 'strength', not ræd 'counsel'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Revived from the saint's name in the 19th century and very popular in the United States in the early 20th century.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Mildred, Mildrith, Mildrid
Famous bearers
- St Mildthryth (Mildred), abbess of Minster-in-Thanet
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Where this comes from
- Anglo-Saxon charters, chronicles and church records
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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