Meaning, origin and history of the name Milan

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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)

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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.

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VariantMilen(Bulgarian)

DiminutivesMijo, Milenko(Serbian) Mijo, Milenko, Miljenko(Croatian) Lan(Slovene)

Feminine FormsBohumila, 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)

Other Languages & CulturesMilán(Hungarian) Bogumił, Miłosz, Miłosław(Polish)

Same SpellingMilán

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A Dictionary of Period Russian Names, available from http://heraldry.sca.org/paul/

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