Mila (Cyrillic: Мила, Polish: Miła) is a female Slavic name originating from Central or Eastern Europe. It is a diminutive of Slavic names beginning or ending with Mila which derived from the element Mil (Мил) meaning "gracious" or "dear".[1] It is also used among the Spanish as a short-hand for Milagros, meaning "miracles".
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Slavic, Hebrew, Spanish, Arabic, Persian, Amazigh |
| Meaning | gracious, dear |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Ludmiła, Milada, Milena, Milica, Milagros |
In the Arabic language, the word Mila is derived from Mayla ميلاء (meaning a large tree with slanting branches). Or from Milla ملة, that means Religion.
While in Berber languages Mila comes from Milo which means Shadow, it is estimated to be the toponymy of Algerian Province Mila.[2]
"Mila" is also an unconventional unisex Tibetan name, likely a derivative of the Tibetan yogi Milarepa.
Notable people edit
- Mila Gojsalić (died 1530), Croatian folk heroine
- Mila Horvat (born 1981), Croatian television host
- Mila Kunis (born 1983), American actress of Ukrainian descent
- Mila Mason (born 1963), American country music artist
- Mila Mulroney (born 1953), Serbian-Canadian campaigner
- Mila Nikolova (1962–2018), Bulgarian mathematician
- Mila Pavićević (born 1988), Croatian writer
- Mila, in the Mila affair, subjected to online abuse after criticising Islam
Fictional characters edit
- Mila (Dead or Alive), in the video game Dead or Alive 5
- Mila (Star Trek), in the TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Mila, the goddess of Valentia and the sister of Duma in the video game Fire Emblem Gaiden
- Mila, in the video game Hotel Dusk: Room 215
- Mila, in the German release of the Japanese anime Attack No. 1 (retitled Mila Superstar)
- Mila, in the children's book The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse
- Mila Babicheva, in the anime Yuri on Ice
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Behind the name
- ^ "Vieille ville de Mila | Cartes Patrimoine Culturel Algérien". cartes.patrimoineculturelalgerien.org. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
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