| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Slavic, Hebrew, Spanish, Arabic, Persian |
| Meaning | gracious, dear |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Ludmiła, Milada, Milena, Milica, Milagros |
Mila (Cyrillic: Мила, Polish: Miła) is a female 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".
"Mila" is also an unconventional unisex Tibetan name, likely a derivative of the Tibetan yogi Milarepa.
Notable people
- Mila Gojsalić (died 1530), Croatian folk heroine
- Mila Horvat (born 1981), Croatian television host
- Mila Kunis (born 1983), American actress of Ukrainian descent
- Mila Mason (born 1963), American country music artist
- Mila Mulroney (born 1953), Serbian-Canadian campaigner
- Mila Nikolova (1962–2018), Bulgarian mathematician
- Mila, in the Mila affair, subjected to online abuse after criticising Islam
Fictional characters
- Mila (Dead or Alive), in the video game Dead or Alive 5
- Mila (Star Trek), in the TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Mila, the goddess of Valentia and the sister of Duma in the video game Fire Emblem Gaiden
- Mila, in the video game Hotel Dusk: Room 215
- Mila, in the German release of the Japanese anime Attack No. 1 (retitled Mila Superstar)
- Mila, in the children's book The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse
- Mila Babicheva, in the anime Yuri on Ice
See also
References
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