Comment on Mildred
sorter_plainview@lemmy.today 2 months agoSince I am not from the western hemisphere, I find it difficult to understand what is wrong with the name. Is it just that it sounds bad? Or any other reason?
bradbeattie@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It has several negative sound associations to me: mildew, dread, mild. It sounds stale and bland.
InquisitiveApathy@lemm.ee 2 months ago
This excerpt from the linked Wikipedia article for the name abstractly summarizes it nicely.
The name Mildred was very common about a hundred years ago, but never really at any other point since. If you see the name Mildred without seeing the person in question your first thoughts will be that they are extremely old. That’s really about it.