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Milena (given name)

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Milena
Genderfemale
Origin
Word/nameSlavic
Meaningmil ("gracious, pleasant, dear")
Other names
Variant form(s)Miléna (Hungarian), Milene (French), Mylena (Ukrainian)
Nickname(s)Mila, Lena
Related namesMilan (male), Milen (male), Milica (Serbian), Mileva (Serbian)
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Milena (Cyrillic: Милена, Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [mǐlena], Bulgarian pronunciation: [mi'lɛna]) is a popular female given name of Slavic origin derived from word "mil" meaning "gracious", "pleasant" or "dear". It is the feminine form of the male names Milan and Milen. It is quite popular in most of the former Yugoslavian republics, such as Serbia, Republic of Macedonia, and Slovenia, and in other Slavic countries such as Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, and even in Colombia, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Greece, and Italy.[1] It may refer to:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Behind the Name
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