Millicent

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the Old French Melisende, from Old High German Amalasuntha, Amalaswintha, from the Proto-Germanic roots *amalaz, *am- (to urge; drive; press) + *swinþaz (strong).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Millicent

  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages used since the Middle Ages.

Derived terms[edit]

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English Millicent, from the Old French Melisende, from Old High German Amalasuntha, Amalaswintha, from the Proto-Germanic roots *amala-, *am- (to urge; drive; press) + *swinþaz (strong).

Proper noun[edit]

Millicent

  1. a female given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages]