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View Name: Milena


MILENA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Polish, Italian
OTHER SCRIPTS: Милена (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian)
PRONOUNCED: mee-LE-nah (Italian)   [key]
Meaning & History
Feminine form of MILAN. It began to be used in Italy in honour of Milena Vukotić (1847-1923), mother of Helen of Montenegro, the wife of Italian king Victor Emmanuel III. In Italy it can also be considered a combination of MARIA and ELENA.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Milana (Czech), Milana, Milanka (Serbian), Milana, Milanka (Croatian)
MASCULINE FORMS: Milan (Czech), Milan (Russian), Milan, Milen (Bulgarian), Milan (Slovene), Milan (Serbian), Milan (Croatian), Milan (Macedonian)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Mylène (French), Miléna (Hungarian)
Popularity
France  - 
Netherlands  - 
Poland  ranked #25 
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