English Explanatory Dictionary

Mildmay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A community in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

Word forms

Mildmay Mildmays

Etymology

Two possible origins: * From Old English milde (“mild”) + mægden (“girl, virgin”), a nickname for a young woman. * From Old English milde (“mild”) + dēma (“judge”), a nickname for a merciful judge or person.

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