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Millie

Millie is an English familiar form of Mildred, Millicent and other names with a similar sound. The longer names have different histories. The short spelling alone therefore does not justify combining their meanings into a single phrase such as gentle strength.

Meaning
A familiar form of Mildred, Millicent and similar names
Name or word origin
English

Sources and meaning notes

Only the documented nickname relationships are assigned here, rather than a merged translation of several longer names.

  • Behind the Name: Millie The name form, its documented usage and the specific name-history relationships described here

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Catalog grouping: Female. This is a browsing label and does not restrict which cats can use the name.

Popularity in cited datasets

Each position below belongs to its publisher’s sample and time period. These are not iCatNames registration counts or a combined ranking.

Dataset scopePositionSource
U.S. cat names — top 100 #42 Rover catalog (checked 2026-10-26; undated)

An undated catalog checked in 2026 is not a 2025 annual result. Historical reports keep their published period. Source records on this page were checked on 2026-10-26.

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Names in similar collections to Millie

These entries have source references and overlap with this name in the site’s editorial collections. The overlap does not measure pet-owner preferences or prove a shared linguistic origin.

NameMeaning or reference
Maggie A familiar form of Margaret
Daisy The daisy flower
Lucy English form of Lucia
Ruby The ruby gemstone
Molly Diminutive of Mary