Milan

Gender Masculine
Usage Czech, Slovak, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Scripts Милан(Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Pronounced Pron. MI-lan(Czech)
 MEE-lan(Slovak, Serbian, Croatian)
 myi-LAN(Russian)
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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.

Related Names

VariantMilen(Bulgarian)
DiminutivesMijo, Milenko(Serbian) Mijo, Milenko, Miljenko(Croatian) Lan(Slovene)
Feminine FormsBohumila, Mila, Milada, Milena, Miloslava(Czech) Milada, Milena(Slovak) Mila, Milana, Milena(Russian) Mila, Milana, Milanka, Milena, Mileva, Milica, Miljana, Milka(Serbian) Mila, Milana, Milanka, Milena, Milica, Milka(Croatian) Milena, Milica, Milka(Slovene) Mila, Milena, Militsa, Milka(Bulgarian) Mila, Milena, Mileva, Milica, Milka(Macedonian)
Other Languages & CulturesMilán(Hungarian) Bogumił, Miłosz, Miłosław(Polish)
Same SpellingMilán

Popularity

People think this name is

upper class   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   simple   serious  

Name Days

Croatia: November 12
Czechia: June 18
Slovakia: November 27

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Entry updated November 20, 2020