Milena

Gender Feminine
Usage Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Slovene, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian, Italian
Scripts Милена(Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Russian)
Pronounced Pron. MI-leh-na(Czech) MEE-leh-na(Slovak) mee-LEH-na(Polish, Italian) myi-LYEH-nə(Russian)  [key·IPA]

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 the Italian king Victor Emmanuel III. In Italy it can also be considered a combination of Maria and Elena.

Related Names

VariantsMilanka, Milka(Serbian) Milka(Macedonian) Milka(Bulgarian) Milanka, Milka(Croatian) Milka(Slovene) Milada, Miluše, Miluška(Czech) Milada(Slovak)
Other Languages & CulturesMilana(Belarusian) Mylène(French) Miléna(Hungarian) Mila, Milana(Ukrainian)
Same SpellingMiléna
User SubmissionsMiléna, Milena

Popularity

People think this name is

formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   refined   strange   serious  

Name Days

Czechia: January 24
Slovakia: April 9

Categories

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Entry updated April 23, 2024