The Art of Literary Nomenclature

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

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

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Milly, one of the servants at Caryston Hall, in Virginia of Virginia, written by Amélie Rives in 1888.
– Milly Rogers, a snobbish girl the Dunbar’s fear will look down on them for their plans to make and sell doll clothes, in “The Little Dunbars, and Their Charming Christmas Plans”, from The Youngest Miss Lorton, and Other Stories by Nora Perry (1889).

Tagged: 1880s, English, M, Norwegian, Swedish

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  August 16, 2014 at 9:52 am

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