Crossword clues for mildred
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
fem. proper name, Old English Mildðryð, from milde "mild" (see mild) + ðryð "power, strength." A popular name in the Middle Ages through fame of St. Mildred (obit c. 700), abbess, daughter of a Mercian king and a Kentish princess. Among the 10 most popular names for girls born in the U.S. between 1903 and 1926, it hasn't been in the top 1,000 since 1983.
Gazetteer
Housing Units (2000): 24
Land area (2000): 0.237280 sq. miles (0.614552 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.237280 sq. miles (0.614552 sq. km)
FIPS code: 46500
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 38.022777 N, 95.173512 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 66039
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Mildred
Housing Units (2000): 147
Land area (2000): 2.214996 sq. miles (5.736812 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.067025 sq. miles (0.173595 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.282021 sq. miles (5.910407 sq. km)
FIPS code: 48372
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 32.036430 N, 96.344903 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Mildred
Wikipedia
Mildred is a female given name in English speaking countries, but can also refer to:
People- Saint Mildrith, Abbess of Minster-in-Thanet
- Milred, Bishop of Worcester
- Henry Mildred (1795–1877), South Australian politician
- Henry Hay Mildred (1839–1920), a son of Henry Mildred, lawyer and politician
- Mildred (name), a list of persons with the given name Mildred
- Mildred, Kansas
- Mildred, Minnesota
- Mildred, Pennsylvania
- Mildred, Texas
- Mildred, a barquentine shipwrecked at Gurnard's Head in 1912 (see List of shipwrecks in 1912)
Category:Given names Category:English given names Category:English-language surnames
Usage examples of "mildred".
Fearing she might get dragged in over her head, Mildred gathered her belongings and hurried down the stairs.
Aunt Mildred had promised there were such men men who could be gentle, men who would love and protect her.
Beside her lay two white envelopes, one addressed to her Aunt Mildred, the other to Harry.
Aunt Mildred, who only lately had begun to write to her niece, she too was having marital problems.
In her mind Kitty relived the talk Mildred had given her while she sat desolate on the stairs.
John Bunyan, through the flower gardens and straight across, on to Park Road where her Aunt Mildred lived.
Now, when Mildred held herself away, Kitty was amazed to see the tears swimming in her eyes.
Every chair was littered with clothes, haphazardly flung over arms and backs, some folded, some not, but all in need of a good wash as was Mildred herself.
But over the years her emotions had changed, and now seeing Mildred like this seemed to settle the score between them.
Her maturity was a shock to Mildred, and for a moment she was distracted.
She sensed she would not get as far as the door before Mildred called her back.
Though she truly believed that Mildred had been punished enough, there was still a deal of resentment in her heart.
Why should she be responsible for a woman who had treated her the way Mildred had treated her?
Struggling to shake her off, Kitty was appalled when Mildred fell to the floor and there, on her knees, grabbed hold of her hem, clinging like a drowning man to a life raft.
Kitty went through to the lounge and there was Mildred, sitting cross-legged on the floor with a bottle of gin raised to her mouth.