Meanings
Mila1
- A female given name from the Slavic languages.
My name is Mila. Mila is the name others gave me. The ones who found me. Mila is miracle.
1996, Karen Hesse, The Music of Dolphins, Scholastic Inc., published 1998, →ISBN, page 522 more examples
At the end of the evening―and remember it was a sad occasion―Auntie Fanny says, 'Shoiley, do me a favour, ask Myla'―she never called her Mila―'for the recipe.'
1992, Sally Armstrong, Mila, Macmillan Canada, →ISBN, page 59And she persisted in calling me Mila after I had decreed that people should now use my full name: Sharmila.
2003, Dina Mehta, Mila in Love, Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 4 - A transliteration of the Bulgarian, Macedonian, or Russian female given name Ми́ла (Míla)
- The capital city of Mila Province, located in northeastern Algeria.
- A locality in the Snowy Monaro council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
MILA2
- abbreviationacronymspace flightAcronym of Merritt Island Launch Area/Annex. Former name of KSC (“Kennedy Space Center”). A spaceport in Merritt Island, Space Coast, Florida, United States
Synonyms: Merritt Island Launch Annex, Merritt Island Launch Area
- abbreviationacronymspace flightAcronym of Merritt Island Launch Annex. The spaceflight tracking and data network communications station at Kennedy Space Center, carrying the old name of the site.
Synonyms: Merritt Island Launch Annex, Merritt Island Launch Area
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Mila · proper noun
- SpanishMila
- Slavic
- EnglishMila
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.
More words from Slavic, Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Μιραίον
- Μιραίον (Miraíon)city in Algeria
Arabic ميلة
- ميلة (mīla)city in Algeria
Catalan Mila
- Milacity in Algeria
French Mila
- Milacity in Algeria
German Mila
- Milacity in Algeria
Greek Μίλα
- Μίλα (Míla)city in Algeria
Hungarian Mila
- Milacity in Algeria
Italian Mila
- Milacity in Algeria
Japanese ミラ
- ミラ (mira)city in Algeria
Latin Milevum, Mila
- Milevumcity in Algeria
- Milacity in Algeria
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Cite this entry
Mila. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mila
“Mila.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mila. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mila,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mila.
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