The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
Alternate spelling of “Milly“, a diminutive of “Mildred”, “Millicent“, “Emilie” / “Emily“, “Camille”, “Amelia“, etc.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Mila, Mili, Milla, Milli, Milly, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Millie, the little girl Ruth Bowen heroically saves in “Water Lilies” from A Garland for Girls, by Louisa May Alcott, 1887.

Tagged: 1880s, English, M

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• Milly | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  August 16, 2014 at 9:51 am

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• Everything Old is New Again, Vol. III | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  August 30, 2015 at 9:21 am

  […] Hilda, Ingrid, June, Leona, Lola, Lucy, Mabel, Mae, Margaret, Margot, Marjorie, Maude, Mercy, Millie, Olive, Pearl, Penny, Rosemary, Rosie, Ruby, Ruth / Ruthie, Sadie, Selma, Thelma, Veda, Vera, and […]

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