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I wouldn't say cruel, no. But, in thinking about the bearer in this day and age, most people she meets will probably hear "-dred" and think "dread" and thus not like her name, even if they don't say anything to her about it. Once they get to know her, though, they may come to like it. Personally, I can see Mildred as sweet and charming even though I don't care for the name myself but my brain does sort of put it in the same category with Dorcas...names that *shouldn't* be any big deal to use, and weren't not so long ago when people seem to have been more mature about these things.