Mildmay

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Mildmay

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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.

proper noun Mildmays

countable, uncountable A surname from Old English.
countable, uncountable A community in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

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@misc{mildmay_2026,
  title = {Mildmay},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mildmay},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}