Meaning & History
Slavic element meaning "gracious, dear" [1].
Related Items
Given Name DescendantsLiudmila, Milana(Belarusian) Bogomil, Ludmilla, Lyudmil, Lyudmila, Mila, Milan, Milen, Milena, Militsa, Milka, Milko(Bulgarian) Mila, Milan, Milana, Milanka, Mile, Milena, Milica, Milivoj, Milka, Milorad, Miloš, Miodrag, Radmila(Croatian) Bohumil, Bohumila, Dalimil, Jarmil, Jarmila, Lidmila, Ludmila, Mila, Milada, Milan, Milena, Miloš, Miloslav, Miloslava, Radmila, Radomil, Vlastimil, Vlastimila, Dobromil, Dobromila, Radomila(Czech) Miles, Milo, Myla, Myles(English) Mylène(French) Milo(Germanic) Milán, Miléna(Hungarian) Milena(Italian) Ludmila(Latvian) Bogomil, Ljudmil, Mila, Milan, Mile, Milena, Mileva, Milica, Milka, Miloš(Macedonian) Bogumił, Bogumiła, Ludmiła, Milena, Miłosz, Bratumił, Dobromił, Dobromiła, Miłogost, Miłosław, Radomił, Radomiła(Polish) Liudmila, Ludmila, Ludmilla, Lyudmila, Mila, Milan, Milana, Milena(Russian) Mila, Milan, Milana, Milanka, Mile, Milena, Mileva, Milica, Milivoj, Miljana, Milka, Miloje, Milomir, Milorad, Miloš, Miodrag, Miomir, Radmila, Radmilo(Serbian) Bohumil, Dalimil, Jarmila, Milada, Milan, Milena, Miloš, Miloslav, Vlastimil(Slovak) Ljudmila, Milan, Milena, Milica, Milivoj, Milka, Miloš(Slovene) Liudmila, Liudmyla, Lyudmyla, Mila, Milana(Ukrainian)
Sources & References
- Derksen, Rick. Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon. Brill, 2008, page 317.