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Mildmay

Mildmay proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Mildmay (countable and uncountable, plural Mildmays)

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

Forms of Mildmay

pluralMildmays

Origin of Mildmay

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.

Questions about Mildmay

What does Mildmay mean?
Mildmay means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Mildmay?
Mildmay is a proper noun.

Words near Mildmay in the dictionary

  1. mildheartedness
  2. mildish
  3. mildlier
  4. mildliest
  5. mildly
  6. Mildmay
  7. Mildmays
  8. mildness
  9. mildnesses
  10. mildot
  11. mildots

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