Girl · Germanic, through Old French
Milicent
Say it: MIL-ih-sent
Meaning
From Germanic Amalasuintha, from amal 'work, vigour' and swinth 'strength'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Brought by the Normans, rare by the Tudor period, and revived in the 19th century.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 106 babies given this name since 1939
- At its height in 1971, about 1 in 151,200 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Millicent, Melisent, Melisende
| French | Mélisande |
|---|---|
| Latin | Melisenda |
Famous bearers
- Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem
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Where this comes from
- Medieval European charters and records
- Royal and noble genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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