Millicent
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Millicent is a female given name that has been in use since the Middle Ages. The English form Millicent derives from the Old French Melisende
, from the Germanic amal "work" and swinth "strength". Millicent may refer to:
Melisende
Melisende was a popular French name in the Middle Ages, and may refer to:*Melisende of Jerusalem, Queen of Jerusalem*Melisende of Montlhéry, grandmother of Melisende of Jerusalem*Melisende of Tripoli, niece of Melisende of Jerusalem...
, from the Germanic amal "work" and swinth "strength". Millicent may refer to:
People
- Millicent BagotMillicent BagotMilicent Jessie Eleanor Bagot, CBE was a British intelligence officer, and the model for the character Connie Sachs, the eccentric Sovietologist expert who appeared in John le Carré's novels Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley's People.Bagot was educated at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford...
(1907-2006), British intelligence officer - Millicent Borges AccardiMillicent Borges AccardiMillicent Borges Accardi is a Portuguese-American poet. She has received literary fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts , CantoMundo, the California Arts Council, Barbara Deming Foundation, and Formby Special Collections at Texas Tech University for research on the writer/activist...
, Portuguese-American poet and writer - Millicent FawcettMillicent FawcettDame Millicent Garrett Fawcett, GBE was an English suffragist and an early feminist....
(1847-1929), British suffragist - Millicent FenwickMillicent FenwickMillicent Hammond Fenwick was an American fashion editor, politician and diplomat. A four-term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey, she entered politics late in life and was renowned for her energy and colorful enthusiasm...
(1910-1992), American fashion editor and politician - Millicent HearstMillicent HearstMillicent Hearst, née Millicent Veronica Willson , was the wife of media tycoon William Randolph Hearst. Willson was a vaudeville performer in New York City whom Hearst admired, and they married in 1903...
(1882-1974), American socialite and philanthropist - Millicent Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland (1867-1955), British society hostess
- Millicent MartinMillicent MartinMillicent Mary Lillian Martin is an English actress, singer and comedienne.Martin was born in Romford, England. She made her Broadway debut opposite Julie Andrews in The Boy Friend in 1954...
(born 1934), British actress - Millicent Preston-StanleyMillicent Preston-StanleyMillicent Preston-Stanley was an Australian feminist, politician and the first female member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and the second woman to enter government in Australia.Preston-Stanley was born in Sydney...
(1883-1955), Australian feminist and politician - Millicent SelsamMillicent SelsamMillicent Selsam was an American children’s author.Selsam was born in New York City May 30, 1912. She became interested in biology during her high school years. She took this interest to college when she studied biology at Brooklyn College. She was then offered a fellowship teaching at Columbia...
(1912-1996), American author - Milicent ShinnMilicent ShinnMilicent Washburn Shinn was a child psychologist who was the first female to receive a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley. She finished her undergraduate degree in 1880, edited the Overland Monthly from 1882–1894, and received her Ph.D. in 1898...
(1858-1940), American psychologist - Millicent SilverMillicent SilverMillicent Irene Silver was an English harpsichordist, who began her career as a pianist and violinist.- Early life :...
(1905-1986), British musician
Fictional characters
- Millicent, in the 1957 Bugs Bunny cartoon Rabbit RomeoRabbit RomeoRabbit Romeo is a Merrie Melodies cartoon starring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. The film is notable as one of the few parings of Bugs and Elmer in which Bugs is not hunted throughout the entire picture , and also notable as a cartoon in which Bugs has a romantic encounter.- Plot...
- Millicent, fictional term for police officers in the nadsat slang of the 1962 novel A Clockwork OrangeA Clockwork OrangeA Clockwork Orange is a 1962 dystopian novella by Anthony Burgess. The novel contains an experiment in language: the characters often use an argot called "Nadsat", derived from Russian....
by Anthony Burgess - Millicent Bagnold, in the Harry Potter series
- Millicent Bulstrode, in the Harry Potter series
- Millicent Bystander, in the 2006 film Flushed AwayFlushed AwayFlushed Away is a 2006 computer animated British film directed by David Bowers and Sam Fell. It is a partnership between Aardman Animations of Wallace and Gromit fame, and DreamWorks Animation, and is Aardman's first completely computer-animated feature as opposed to the usual stop-motion.The film...
- Millicent Min, heroine of Millicent Min, Girl GeniusMillicent Min, Girl GeniusMillicent Min, Girl Genius is Lisa Yee's first book about an eleven and a half year old girl genius named Millicent Min who attends high school in the fictional town of Rancho Rosetta, California. This young girl has a lot of trouble in her social circle. She's an 11 year old genius but she has no...
, 2003 novel by Lisa Yee - Millicent Huxtable, in the television series One Tree Hill
- Millicent Mudd, in the webcomic Ozy and MillieOzy and MillieOzy and Millie is a webcomic, created by D. C. Simpson, which debuted in January 1997. The comic was part of Keenspot from 2001 to 2003, going independent for several years before returning to Keenspot in November 2006. It follows the adventures of assorted anthropomorphized animals...
- Millicent Weems, in the 2008 film Synecdoche, New YorkSynecdoche, New YorkSynecdoche, New York is a 2008 American drama film written and directed by Charlie Kaufman, and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman. It was Kaufman's directorial debut.The film premiered in competition at the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 23, 2008...
- Millicent, in the short story "Initiation" by Sylvia PlathSylvia PlathSylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist and short story writer. Born in Massachusetts, she studied at Smith College and Newnham College, Cambridge before receiving acclaim as a professional poet and writer...
- Millicent "Penny" Woods, a character on the television series Good TimesGood TimesGood Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network. It was created by Eric Monte and Michael Evans, and developed by Norman Lear, the series' primary executive producer...
- Millicent, main character in the 1960 Twilight Zone episode Mirror Image.
Places
- Millicent, AlbertaMillicent, AlbertaMillicent is an unincorporated community in southern Alberta within the County of Newell, located northeast of Highway 1, northeast of Brooks....
- Millicent, South AustraliaMillicent, South AustraliaMillicent is a town in South Australia, south-east of Adelaide, and north of Mount Gambier. At the 2006 Census, the population was 4,771.The town is home to the Millicent National Trust Museum, and is nearby to the Tantanoola Caves Conservation Park and the Canunda National Park.The Millicent...
- Millicent LibraryMillicent LibraryMillicent Library in Fairhaven, Massachusetts was donated to the town by the family of Millicent Gifford Rogers, the youngest daughter of Abbie Gifford and wealthy industrialist Henry Huttleston Rogers. Young MIllicent had died of heart failure in 1890 when she was barely seventeen years old...
, Fairhaven, Massachusetts
See also
- Melisende (disambiguation)
- Melisande (disambiguation)
- Millie (disambiguation)