Mildred

[ mil-drid ]

noun

1. a female given name: from Old English words meaning “mild” and “strength.”

Example Sentences

The podcast spent an entire episode on Mildred’s journey to become an advocate for battered women.

From Time

Director Jeff Nichols’ Loving, from 2016, tells the story of the couple whose case brought that legislation into being, Mildred and Richard Loving, played superbly by Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga.

From Time

Their friends and relatives didn’t talk much about the condition, and Mildred didn’t know how it gradually damaged a body, or how diet played a role.

From ProPublica

The kids believed that their mom, Mildred, was first diagnosed with diabetes while she was pregnant with JaMarcus.

From ProPublica

It follows her recent string of confident, adult performances: Mildred Pierce, True Blood, The Ides of March.

From The Daily Beast

On ‘60 Minutes,’ the former governor said he made the payments to his housekeeper, Mildred Baena, to care for their son, Joseph.

From The Daily Beast

Ann Beck recalls her son being awoken by Arnold and summoned “in the middle of the night to drive Mildred home.”

From The Daily Beast

“Mildred was always causing trouble and threatening to quit,” said a former senior staffer.

From The Daily Beast

The housekeeper, Mildred Baena, was no décolleté Mary Poppins, but an aging mother of four.

From The Daily Beast

"Fine, Mr. Glavis," replied Mildred's mother, arising to greet him for the second time that day.

From Project Gutenberg

Mildred Wallace, scrutinizing the program, merely drew her wrap closer about her shoulders and sat more erect.

From Project Gutenberg

Mildred was there, more beautiful than ever, and to gain her love Diotti would have bartered his soul that moment.

From Project Gutenberg

Mildred introduced Diotti to her father, who after a few commonplaces lapsed into silence.

From Project Gutenberg

He is a wonderful artist, replied Mildred; critics and public alike place him among the greatest of his profession.

From Project Gutenberg