Alternatives to Mildred besides Milly?

DeansGirl0329

Both of my grandmothers are named Mildred. I love them dearly and would like to honor them but hate Mildred. Any other suggestions besides Milly? 

They're Mildred Francis and Mildred Christine.  

BetchySprout

Mila? 

sunnyday016

Their middle names are much nicer

The only Mildred I know goes by Candy, so I'm guessing she doesn't like her name much either.

JenWen3

Amelia kinda sounds similar. But I think if you take it that far, you lose the meaning.

Can Mildred be the middle name?

veganxangel

Can you use Mildred in the middle? 

veganxangel

I like PPs suggestion of Mila!

elyshaswedding

Milania?

OneSimpleMom

Doesn't sound like Mildred, but I have a friend named Miriam who goes by Millie.

LIAngel

I have no alternatives, but funny story courtesy of my friend Milli (Mildred):

She was named after her grandmother and was born in 1970.  Most people if not all, think of Mildred as an old lady name.   I forget what we were talking about.  And she told me that when she was born, the nurses had asked her Mom what the baby's name was.  Milli's mother replied "Mildred (named after her grandmother)".  The nurse looked horrified and said "Oh you can't do that to that poor baby!".

I'll admit before I met my friend the only Milli's I had heard of were old ladies (but they were once babies too).

Or how about Millicent for an alternative? 

alliejo725

Are you wanting an alternative NN to Milly, or an alternative name entirely to Mildred?

If you hate the name, don't use it. Or use it as a MN. Or use one of their MN's.

I don't know how you feel about "old lady chic" names, but Francis Christine is adorable IMO, and it honors them both without having to use Mildred at all!

Allie30

Mildred goes by Dre? Drea? 

Matilda, Millicent, anything that means "gentle strength?"

braveangel2

Yeah, I'm not a fan of this name...it's like Mildew and Dread. If you're giving her name, Mildred, but need a nick name, I think Red would be okay.

Other first names that are similar to Mildred/share some of the same letters...(with linkies)

Millie
Milly
Melody (shares MELD)
Mila
Matilda (shares MILD)
Medea
Millicent
Melinda (shares MILDE)
Melisende (shares MILDE)
Meredith (shares MIDRE)
Metrodora (shares MDRE)
Mitrodora (shares MIDR)
Madeline (shares MILDE)
Madeleine (shares MILDE)
Milada (shares MILD)
Milda (shares MILD)
Melinda (shares MILDE)
Miranda (shares MIDR)
Mirinda (shares MIDR)


My personal favorite would be Matilda - they both share the MILDE root which means strength, and the letters they have in common are MILD, so you could say that Matilda is a MILD form of Mildred.

I also like Meredith and Madeline.

Hope that helps!

DeansGirl0329

Thanks for all of the good suggestions. I like Mila...will have to add that to the list. Francis Christine I think would be a hard sell with my husband - using both names for MY family, lol. Hmm. It'll probably be boy #3 anyway and then this whole discussion is pointless. 

b2b999

My grandmother's name was Mildred too. It is one of the reasons that I'm considering Amelia. They have the same nn (Millie) and that actually was my Grandma's nn throughout life. If we have a girl, and name her Amelia, then Millie would be the nn.