{"id":19144,"date":"2024-10-29T06:52:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T06:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=19144"},"modified":"2026-09-21T13:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:31:07","slug":"mildred-name-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/mildred-name-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Staat Mildred in de Bijbel? Nee, het is Oudengels voor \u201czachtmoedige kracht\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>No one named Mildred appears in the Bible. Mildred is the modern form of the Old English name Mild\u00fery\u00f0, made from milde, &quot;gentle,&quot; and \u00fery\u00fe, &quot;strength.&quot; The name belonged to Saint Mildred, abbess of Minster-in-Thanet in Kent around the year 700. What does Mildred mean? Mildred means &quot;gentle strength.&quot; The first part, milde, is the Old English form of the modern word mild, and it meant gentle, kind or merciful. The second part, \u00fery\u00fe, meant strength or power. The letter\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mildred is not in the Bible; it is the Old English name Mild\u00fery\u00f0, &quot;gentle strength,&quot; borne by Saint Mildred, abbess of Minster-in-Thanet around 700.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[221],"class_list":["post-19144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-names-and-their-biblical-meanings"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18857,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/hadley-biblical-name\/","url_meta":{"origin":19144,"position":0},"title":"Is Hadley in the Bible? 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