Meaning and background
The story behind Mildred
Mildred continues Old English Mildþryð, formed from elements associated with gentleness and strength. Behind the Name records a seventh-century abbess called Mildred and notes that the name became rare after the Norman Conquest before a nineteenth-century revival. That gives it both an early English history and a later return to use. For a dog, the gentle-strength association can be a wish or affectionate comparison rather than a promised temperament.
- Origin
- From Old English Mildþryð, combining gentle and strength elements. Source
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About Mildred
Recorded as a dog’s name
Mildred appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/mɪldɹɪd/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/mɪldɹɪd/ · primary stress on syllable 1M IH1 L D R IH0 D
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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