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Summary
- No one named Mildred appears in the Bible, and the name has no Hebrew form or meaning.
- Mildred comes from the Old English Mildþryð, from milde, “gentle,” and þryþ, “strength.” It does not mean “mild counsel.”
- The Wycliffite Bible of the late fourteenth century uses the word mild in Matthew 5:5, “Blessed be mild men,” and Matthew 11:29.
- Saint Mildred, born around 660, was abbess of Minster-in-Thanet in Kent by 694; her feast is 13 July.
- Her remains were moved to Canterbury in 1030, and in 1953 part of her relics came back to Minster from Deventer in the Netherlands.
- Mildred was among the ten most popular names for American girls from 1903 to 1926.
Bibliography (Click to show)
- Behind the Name, “Mildred” and “Alfred,” citing Bosworth and Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), with United States popularity figures from Social Security Administration data. https://www.behindthename.com/name/mildred
- Online Etymology Dictionary, “mild.” https://www.etymonline.com/word/mild
- “Mildrith” and “Domne Eafe,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildrith
- “Venerable Mothers Ermenburgh, Mildred, Edburgh, and their Minster-in-Thanet Monastery,” OrthoChristian.com. https://orthochristian.com/80901.html
- “Wycliffe’s Bible,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wycliffe%27s_Bible
- “Mildred Bangs Wynkoop,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildred_Bangs_Wynkoop
- Scripture quotations: Matthew 5:5 and 11:29 from the Wycliffe Bible in modern spelling (numbered 5:4 there) and the English Standard Version; Latin from the Vulgate. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+11%3A29&version=WYC
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