Milicent
f.
Proto-Germanic *amal 'vigor, bravery' + Old Saxon swīth, Gothic swinþs from Proto-Germanic *swinþaz 'strong'.
The name of a 6th C queen of the Ostrogoths, a 12th C queen of Jerusalem, and a 13th C princess of Antioch.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1279–80 Mylicentia (nom) WaHR-SK p. 45,
Mylisenta (nom) ibid. p. 56;
1340xc1450 Milicencia (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 55,
Milisant (nom) ibid. p. 43
- Early Modern English
- ● 1549 Millisant StAnthonlin p. 7;
1555 Millisant ibid. p. 10,
Millisent ibid. p. 10;
1562 Milsent COmar-vol2 p. 69;
1564 Millecentt bruton-vol1 p. 34
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1107 Milesindim (acc) CartStPC XVII;
1115x1149 Milesende (abl) ibid. X
- Old French
- ● 1301 Milesens (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 239,
Milesent (obl) ibid. p. 239
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Milicent". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Milicent.