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Milly

American  
[mil-ee] / ˈmɪl i /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Milicent or Mildred.


Example Sentences

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Milly was "a woman like no other" who loved to dance and was always laughing.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Milly, not her real name, told the BBC her experience of grooming gangs in London did not involve selling drugs and mirrored what had happened in towns and cities such as Rotherham, Rochdale and Oldham.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

The family of Tony Dynes, another cancer patient who died aged 63 in May 2021, have revealed he also had an aspergillus fungal infection, as well as the same bacterial infection as Milly Main.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

It was prompted by concern about patient safety following a series of infections and several deaths, including that of 10-year-old Milly Main.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

“Two: Piper Milly’s winning science project was absurd. Shooting marbles at an unbaked cake? That’s just sad. Three, and most importantly: Piper Milly is not, by any stretch of the imagination, a person who excels.”

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein