Meanings
alternative Liudmila · alternative Ludmila
- A female given name.
Following Russia’s full-invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Lyudmila left Russia with her wife and two children. Before their departure, they lived in Moscow where they had long attempted to avoid interacting with state institutions whenever possible.
2025 September 29, Tatyana Kalinina, “Parenting under cover : What price do queer Russian parents have to pay for their children’s safety at school?”, in Novaya Gazeta Europe
Origin
- UkrainianЛюдмила
- RussianЛюдмила
- EnglishLyudmila
From Russian Людмила (Ljudmila) or Ukrainian Людмила (Ljudmyla).
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Lyudmila. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lyudmila
“Lyudmila.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lyudmila. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lyudmila,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lyudmila.
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