Baby name
STABLE
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Millicent
/MIL · i · sent/
Meaning
“Possibly vigorous and strong”
From the Gothic name Amalaswinþa (also spelled Amalasuntha), possibly meaning 'vigorous' or 'hardworking', combined with an element meaning 'strong'. The name passed into Old French as Melisende, borne by a 12th-century queen of Jerusalem, and was brought to England by the Normans.
Nicknames
millie · milly
Vibe
elegant
How it ages.
A charming old-fashioned name from Victorian England that still feels distinctive today, especially paired with the lively nickname Millie.
The cultural moment.
Last ranked #869 in 2024 in England and Wales, and #996 in 1965 in the United States, where it no longer appears in the top 1000.