Millicent or Milicent is a feminine given name that has been in use since the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ...

. The English form ''Millicent'' derives from the Old French '' Melisende'', stemming from the Germanic name ''Amalasuintha'' ( from ''amal'' meaning, "work" and ''swinth'' meaning, "strength"). The name has gone through many variations, with ''Melisent'' first being more usual, eventually giving way to the now more common ''Millicent.'' Withycombe, E.G., comp. (1950) ''The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names'' 2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 209.

People

Millicent Armstrong Millicent Sylvia Armstrong (1 May 1888 – 18 November 1973) was an Australian playwright and farmer who wrote primarily about the experiences of country life in early 20th century Australia. She worked as an orderley in World War I in France, ...

(1888–1973), Australian playwright * Millicent Aroi, Nauruan diplomat * Milicent Bagot (1907–2006), British intelligence officer *

Millicent Bandmann-Palmer Millicent Bandmann-Palmer (1845–1926) was an English actress. She appeared in leading roles, particularly in those of Shakespeare. Life Millicent Palmer was born in Lancaster, and initially became well known as an actress at the Theatre Royal ...

(1845–1926), English actress *

Millicent Baxter Millicent Amiel Baxter (8 January 1888 – 3 July 1984) was a New Zealand peace activist and pacifist. Early life Baxter was the eldest daughter of John Macmillan Brown, one of the founding professors of University of Canterbury, Canterbury Univ ...

(1888–1984), New Zealand pacifist *

Millicent Borges Accardi Millicent Borges Accardi is a Portuguese-American poet who lives in California. She has received literary fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Fulbright, CantoMundo, the California Arts Council, Foundation for Contemporary A ...

, Portuguese-American poet and writer * Millicent Browne (1881-1975), British suffragette *

Millicent Dillon Millicent Dillon (née Gerson; May 24, 1925 – January 27, 2025) was an American writer."Millicent (Gerson) Dillon." ''Contemporary Authors Online''. Detroit: Gale, 2014. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, 2017-06-10. She was born ...

(1925–2025), American writer *

Millicent Fawcett Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett (; 11 June 1847 – 5 August 1929) was an English political activist and writer. She campaigned for Women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, women's suffrage by Law reform, legal change and in 1897–1919 led Brita ...

(1847–1929), English suffragist, feminist, intellectual, political and union leader and writer *

Millicent Fenwick Millicent Vernon Fenwick (née Hammond; February 25, 1910 – September 16, 1992) was an American fashion editor, politician, and diplomat. A four-term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey, she was reno ...

(1910–1992), American fashion editor and politician * Millicent S. Ficken (1933–2020), American ornithologist *

Millicent Hearst Millicent Veronica Hearst (née Willson; July 16, 1882 – December 5, 1974), was the wife of media tycoon William Randolph Hearst. Willson was a vaudeville performer in New York City whom Hearst admired, and they married in 1903. Th ...

(1882–1974), American socialite and philanthropist, wife of media tycoon William Randolph Hearst *

Millicent Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland RRC (''née'' Lady Millicent Fanny St. Clair-Erskine, 20 October 1867 – 20 August 1955) was a Scottish society hostess, social reformer, author, editor, journalist, and playwright, ...

(1867–1955), British society hostess, social reformer, author, editor, journalist and playwright *

Millicent Mackenzie Millicent Hughes Mackenzie (1863 in Bristol – 10 December 1942 in Brockweir) was a British professor of education at University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, the first female professor in Wales and the first appointed to a fully c ...

(1863–1942), British professor of education, first female professor in Wales and the first appointed to a fully chartered university in the United Kingdom *

Millicent Martin Millicent Mary Lillian Martin (born 8 June 1934) is an English actress, singer, and comedian. She was the singer of topical songs on the weekly BBC Television satirical show ''That Was the Week That Was'' (known as TW3; 1962–1963), and won a ...

(born 1934), British actress, singer and comedian *

Millicent Preston-Stanley Millicent Preston-Stanley (9 September 1883 – 23 June 1955) was an Australian feminist and politician who served as the first female member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. In 1925, she became the second woman to enter government ...

(1883–1955), Australian feminist and politician, first female member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly *

Millicent Rogers Mary Millicent Abigail Rogers (February 1, 1902 – January 1, 1953), better known as Millicent Rogers, was a socialite, heiress, fashion icon, jewelry designer and art collector. She was the granddaughter of Standard Oil tycoon Henry Huttle ...

(1902–1953), American socialite and art collector *

Millicent Selsam Millicent Ellis Selsam (May 30, 1912 – October 12, 1996) was an American children's author. Background Selsam was born May 30, 1912, in New York City. She became interested in biology during her high school years. She took this interest to co ...

(1912–1996), American children's author * Milicent Shinn (1858–1940), American child psychologist, first woman to receive a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley *

Millicent Silver Millicent Irene Silver (17 November 19051 May 1986) was an English harpsichordist, who began her career as a pianist and violinist. Early life Born in South London, her father, James Brand Silver, was a violinist and oboist, and had been a b ...

(1905–1986), British harpsichordist, pianist and violinist *

Millicent Simmonds Millicent Simmonds (born March 6, 2003) is a deaf American actress who starred in the 2018 horror film ''A Quiet Place'' and its 2020 sequel ''A Quiet Place Part II''. Her breakout role was in the 2017 drama film '' Wonderstruck''. For ''Wonders ...

(born 2003), a deaf actor *

Millie Small Millicent Dolly May Small Order of Distinction, CD (6 October 1947 – 5 May 2020) was a Jamaican singer who is best known for her international hit "My Boy Lollipop" (1964). The song reached number two in both the UK Singles Chart, UK and ...

(1947–2020), Jamaican singer-songwriter *

Millicent Sowerby Amy Millicent Sowerby (1878–1967) was an English painter and illustrator, known for her illustrations of classic children's stories such as ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' and '' A Child's Garden of Verses'', her postcards featuring chil ...

(1878–1967), English painter and illustrator, * ''See also ''

Amalasuintha Amalasuintha (495 – 30 April 535) was a ruler of the Ostrogothic Kingdom from 526 to 535. Initially serving as regent for her son Athalaric, she became queen regnant after his premature death. Highly educated, Amalasuintha was praised by both ...

'', queen of the Ostrogoths''

Fictional characters

* Millicent Quibb, eccentric mad scientist from the 2024 book ''

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Kate McKinnon Kate McKinnon Berthold (born January 6, 1984) is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2012 to 2022, where she became known for her character work and celebrity im ...

. * Millicent, character in the action role-playing game ''

Elden Ring is a 2022 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It was directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki with worldbuilding provided by the American fantasy writer George R. R. Martin. It was released o ...

'' * Millicent Carew, fiancée to Dr. Jekyll in the 1920 film adaptation of ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' *Millicent Higgens, secretary to Dr. Turner in ''

Call The Midwife ''Call the Midwife'' is a British period drama television series about a group of nurse midwives working in the East End of London in the late 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. The principal cast of the show has included Jessica Raine, Miranda Hart, ...

'' * Millicent, in the 1957 Bugs Bunny cartoon ''

Rabbit Romeo ''Rabbit Romeo'' is a 1957 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Robert McKimson. The short was released on December 14, 1957, and stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd Elmer J. Fudd is an animated cartoon character in the Warner B ...

'' * Millicent, fictional term for police officers in the nadsat slang of the 1962 novel ''

A Clockwork Orange ''A Clockwork Orange'' may refer to: * ''A Clockwork Orange'' (novel), a 1962 novel by Anthony Burgess ** ''A Clockwork Orange'' (film), a 1971 film directed by Stanley Kubrick based on the novel *** ''A Clockwork Orange'' (soundtrack), the film ...

'' by Anthony Burgess * Millicent, character in the 1973 ''

Brady Bunch ''The Brady Bunch'' is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that aired five seasons from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on ABC. The series revolves around a large blended family of six children, with three boys and three gir ...

'' episode "Never Too Young" (Season 5, No. 4) * Millicent Bagnold, in the ''

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven Fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...

'' series * Millicent Collins, comic book heroine best known as

Millie the Model ''Millie the Model'' is Marvel Comics' longest-running humor title, first published by the company's 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and continuing through its 1950s forerunner, Atlas Comics, to 1970s Marvel. The comic book series deals with ...

* Millicent Bulstrode, in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Millicent Bystander, the mistaken alias of Roddy St. James in the 2006 film ''

Flushed Away ''Flushed Away'' is a 2006 animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Features. The film was directed by Sam Fell and David Bowers, from a screenplay by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Chris Lloyd, Joe Keen ...

'' * Millicent Min, heroine of ''

Millicent Min, Girl Genius ''Millicent Min, Girl Genius'' is a 2003 children's novel by Lisa Yee. The author's first published book, it centers around a girl genius named Millicent Min who attends high school in the fictional town of Rancho Rosetta, California. This young g ...

'', 2003 novel by Lisa Yee *

Millicent Huxtable '' One Tree Hill'' is an American television series created by Mark Schwahn for The WB in 2003. After Season 3, The WB and UPN merged to form The CW, which then became the broadcaster for the show in the United States. Schwahn served as execu ...

, in the television series ''One Tree Hill'' * Millicent Mudd, in the webcomic ''

Ozy and Millie ''Ozy and Millie'' is a webcomic that ran from 1998 to 2008, created by Dana Simpson (originally published under D.C. Simpson). It follows the adventures of assorted anthropomorphic animals, centering on Ozy and Millie, two young foxes attendi ...

'' * Millicent Weems, in the 2008 film ''

Synecdoche, New York ''Synecdoche, New York'' ( ) is a 2008 American postmodern psychological drama film written and directed by Charlie Kaufman in his directorial debut. The film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as Caden Cotard, a theater director whose attempt to ...

'' * Millicent Carter, recurring character in ''ER''. * Millicent Arnold, in the short story "Initiation" by

Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath (; October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an American poet and author. She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for '' The Colossus and Other Poems'' (1960), '' Ariel'' (1965), a ...

* Millicent "Penny" Woods, a character on the television series ''

Good Times ''Good Times'' is an American television sitcom that aired for six seasons on CBS, from February 8, 1974, to August 1, 1979. Created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans (actor), Mike Evans and developed by executive producer Norman Lear, it was televis ...

'' * Millicent "Millie" Princey, a character on the episode "Wet Saturday" of the series ''

Alfred Hitchcock Presents ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, airing on CBS and NBC, alternately, between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. Between 1962 ...

'' * Millicent Barnes, main character in the 1960 ''Twilight Zone'' episode "

Mirror Image A mirror image (in a plane mirror) is a reflection (physics), reflected duplication of an object that appears almost identical, but is reversed in the direction perpendicular to the mirror surface. As an optical phenomenon, optical effect, it r ...

" * Millicent Gergich, recurring character in the television series '' Parks and Recreation'' * Millicent Collins, a Collins family ancestor in the 1960s soap opera ''

Dark Shadows ''Dark Shadows'' is an American Gothic fiction, Gothic soap opera that aired weekdays on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television network from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show depicted the lives, loves, trials, and tribulatio ...

'' * Milicent Darnham, in the 1831 novel ''Mothers and Daughters'' (vol. 3) by

Catherine Gore Catherine Grace Frances Gore (''née'' Moody; 12 February 1798 – 29 January 1861), was a prolific English novelist and dramatist. The daughter of a wine merchant from Retford, Nottinghamshire, she became among the best known of the silver fork ...

* Millicent Crosswire, mother of Muffy Crosswire in the 1996 cartoon adaption ''Arthur'' (TV series) * Millicent "Minx" Lawrence, a young girl who becomes a friend of Drill and player of his game in the television series ''

The Whispers The Whispers are an American vocal group from Los Angeles, California. Scoring hit records since the late 1960s, they are best known for their two number-one R&B singles, " And the Beat Goes On" in 1979 and " Rock Steady" in 1987. The Whispers ...

'' * Aunt Millicent, an original character created for the 2003 film adaptation of ''Peter Pan'', portrayed by Lynn Redgrave * Millicent Margaret Amanda, full name of the title character in the ''

Milly-Molly-Mandy Milly-Molly-Mandy is a set of six children's books written and illustrated by English writer Joyce Lankester Brisley published over the period 1928 to 1967. The books follow a little girl, Milly-Molly-Mandy, who wears a pink-and-white striped dr ...

'' series * Millicent Griffith, Surgeon General of the United States in ''The West Wing'' * "U.S.S." Millicent Kent, a student at Enfield Tennis Academy in the 1996 novel ''

Infinite Jest ''Infinite Jest'' is a 1996 novel by American writer David Foster Wallace. Categorized as an encyclopedic novel, ''Infinite Jest'' is featured in ''Time'' magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels published between 1923 and 2005. ...

'' by

David Foster Wallace David Foster Wallace (February 21, 1962 – September 12, 2008) was an American writer and professor who published novels, short stories, and essays. He is best known for his 1996 novel ''Infinite Jest'', which ''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine ...

Places

Millicent, Alberta Millicent is an unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county ...

, an unincorporated community *

Millicent, South Australia Millicent is a town in the Australian state of South Australia located about south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about north of the regional centre of Mount Gambier. In the , the population was 4,760. The town is home to the Milli ...

, a town *

Mount Millicent Mount Millicent is a summit in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. Description Mount Millicent is located southeast of downtown Salt Lake City at the Brighton Ski Resort in the Wasatch–Cache National Forest. The peak is set in the Wasa ...

, a mountain in Utah, US

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