Etymology

Mila

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Today it means: A female given name from the Slavic languages. Full definition →

Slavic ← Spanish Mila
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Mila · proper noun1

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromMila
  2. Slavic · derived from
  3. English todayMila

From a diminutive in many Slavic languages Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, and Serbo-Croatian, etc.) of female given names containing the element Mil-, -mila ("grace, beloved"), such as Ludmila, Milena, Milica, and of the cognates of Emily. Also from Spanish Mila.

MILA · proper noun2

Abbreviation.

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