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Millicent

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Â© A Dictionary of First Names 2006, originally published by Oxford University Press 2006. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Millicent ♀ From an Old French name, Melisende, of Germanic (Frankish) origin, from amal ‘labour’ + swinth ‘strength’. This was the name of a daughter of Charlemagne. It was adopted by the Normans and introduced by them to Britain.

Pet forms: Millie, Milly, Mills.

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