Millicent
Old Germanic name
Millicent is a female given name, from Germanic roots meaning "strong worker" or "brave strength." It was popular in medieval England and experienced revivals in the Victorian era and early twentieth century.
The name carries an old-fashioned, genteel quality: Millicent poured tea for the garden club.
Common nicknames include Millie and Milly.
Female name, strength-in-combat meaning
- BeatriceClassical feminine name
- AgathaName meaning "good"
- HarrietFemale given name
- WinifredWelsh feminine name
Eunice · Gertrude · Prudence · Constance · Dorothy · Ethel · Maude · Mabel
Elegant in movement
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- refinedPurified or cultured
- dignifiedComposed and respectable
- tastefulAesthetically appropriate and pleasing
cultured · polished · genteel · prim · proper · ladylike · demure · poised
Story's central figure
- heroineBrave female protagonist
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- VictorianOf a prim era
novel · fiction · governess · heiress · spinster · dowager · debutante · ingenue
Of early twentieth-century Britain
- VictorianOf a prim era
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- nostalgicLonging for the past
antique · heritage · period · retro · bygone · yesteryear · traditional · historic
Matilda
Female name, strength-in-combat meaning
Winifred · Eunice · Gertrude · Prudence · Constance · Dorothy · Ethel · Maude · Mabel · Edith
graceful
Elegant in movement
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- refinedPurified or cultured
- dignifiedComposed and respectable
tasteful · cultured · polished · genteel · prim · proper · ladylike · demure · poised · well-bred
protagonist
Story's central figure
- heroineBrave female protagonist
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
Victorian · novel · fiction · governess · heiress · spinster · dowager · debutante · ingenue
Edwardian
Of early twentieth-century Britain
- VictorianOf a prim era
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- timelessUnaffected by eras
nostalgic · antique · heritage · period · retro · bygone · yesteryear · traditional · historic · quaint
ladylike
Befitting refined femininity
demure · prim · proper · girlish · womanly · maternal · softness · nurturing · tenderness