Mila (given name)
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Slavic, Hebrew, Spanish, Arabic, Persian, Amazigh |
| Meaning | gracious, dear |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Ludmiła, Milada, Milena, Milica, Milagros |
Mila (Cyrillic: Мила, Polish: Miła) is a feminine Slavic name originating from Central or Eastern Europe. It is a diminutive of Slavic names beginning or ending with Mila which derived from the element Mil (Мил) meaning "gracious" or "dear".[1] It is also used among the Spanish as a short-hand for Milagros, meaning "miracles".
In the Arabic language, the word Mila is derived from Mayla ميلاء (meaning a large tree with slanting branches).
In the Turkish, Mila is the shortened version of the Turkish name Almila/Almıla.[2]
While in Berber languages Mila comes from Milo which means Shadow, it is estimated to be the toponymy of Algerian Province Mila.[3]
Mila is also an unconventional gender neutral Tibetan name, likely a derivative of the Tibetan yogi Milarepa.
- Mila D. Aguilar (1949–2023), Filipina poet
- Milla Grosberghaugen Andreassen (born 2005), Norwegian cross-country skier
- Mila Gojsalić (died 1530), Croatian folk heroine
- Mila Guy (born 1992), South African actress and costume designer
- Mila Haugová (born 1942), Slovak poet
- Mila Hermanovski (born 1969), American costume designer and fashion designer
- Mila Holloway (born 2006), American basketball player
- Mila Horvat (born 1981), Croatian television host
- Mila Iskrenova (born 1960), Bulgarian modern dance choreographer, dancer and painter
- Mila Jasey (born 1951), American politician
- Mila Kajas (born 1972), Finnish competitive figure skater
- Mila Adjukak Kamingoak, Canadian politician
- Mila Kopp (1904–1973), Austrian actress
- Mila Kunis (born 1983), Soviet-born American actress
- Mila Manes, Argentine singer and songwriter
- Mila Mason (born 1963), American country music artist
- Mila Marinova (born 1974), Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
- Mila Tupper Maynard (1864–1926), American Unitarian minister, writer, and suffragist
- Mila Mulroney (born 1953), Serbian-Canadian campaigner
- Mila Nikolova (1962–2018), Bulgarian mathematician
- Mila Pavićević (born 1988), Croatian writer
- Mila Racine (1921–1945), French Jewish underground resistance member
- Mila Robert (born 1996), Bulgarian singer, songwriter, painter and actress
- Mila Savić (born 1974), Serbian sprinter
- Mila Schön (1916–2008), Dalmatian Italian fashion designer
- Mila del Sol (1923–2020), Filipina actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Mila Syvatska (born 1998), Ukrainian actress
- Mila, in the Mila affair, subjected to online abuse after criticising Islam
