Milan
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Add to ListGiven Name MILAN
GENDER: Masculine
OTHER SCRIPTS: Милан (Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian)
PRONOUNCED: MI-lan (Czech), MEE-lan (Slovak) [details]
Meaning & History
From the Slavic element milu meaning "gracious, dear", originally a short form of names that began with that element. A city in Italy bears this name, though it originates from a different source.
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FEMININE FORMS: Bohumila, Mila, Milada, Milana, Milena, Miloslava (Czech), Mila, Milana, Milena (Russian), Mila, Milana, Milanka, Milena, Milica, Miljana, Milka (Serbian), Mila, Milana, Milanka, Milena, Milica, Milka (Croatian), Milena, Milica, Milka (Slovene), Mila, Milena, Milka (Bulgarian), Mila, Milena, Milica, Milka (Macedonian), Miléna (Hungarian)
SAME SPELLING: Milán
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Sources & References
- A Dictionary of Period Russian Names, available from http://heraldry.sca.org/paul/