The story behind Millicent
From the Old French Melisende, from Old High German Amalasuntha, Amalaswintha, from the Proto-Germanic roots *amalą (“hard work”) + *swinþaz (“strong”).
Pronunciation
Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɪlɪsənt/
Popularity
Millicent ranked #1900 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- same syllable count
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Mahomet
From Middle English Macomet, from Latin Machometus, Mahometus, from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad). Doublet of Muhammad.
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Margaret
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Montserrat
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Muhammet
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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Mathilda
A female given name from the Germanic languages, a less common spelling of Matilda.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Millicent
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Learned borrowing from Latin Adalbertus, from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht, from Proto-Germanic *Aþalaberhtaz. Compare German Adalbert and Latvian Adalberts.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
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- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Adele
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- Gender
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- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Adell
From Proto-Germanic *aþalaz.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Millicent
Abelard
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- Gender
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
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Learned borrowing from Latin Adalbertus, from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht, from Proto-Germanic *Aþalaberhtaz. Compare German Adalbert and Latvian Adalberts.
- Gender
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- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
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- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Adelaide
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- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length