Given name
Mellicent
“a woman with great strength and determination”
Mellicent is a variant of Millicent. One French interpretation is “a woman with great strength and determination.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mellicent is a variant of Millicent. One French interpretation is “a woman with great strength and determination.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mellicent is a variant of Millicent. An origin associated with Millicent is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mellicent through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1917. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mellicent’s family of names
Mellicent has a related form in Millicent.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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