Mila

See also mila, milà, milă, miła, mīla, and Milà

English

Etymology

From a diminutive in many Slavic languages ( Serbo-Croatian, Russian, Bulgarian, 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.

Proper noun

Mila

1. A female given name.
   • 1992 Sally Armstrong, Mila, Macmillan Canada, ISBN 077159156X, page 59:

     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.'

   • 1996 Karen Hesse, The Music of Dolphins, Scholastic Inc.(1998), ISBN 0590897985, page 52:

     My name is Mila. Mila is the name others gave me. The ones who found me. Mila is miracle.

   • 2003 Dina Mehta, Mila in Love, Penguin Books, ISBN 0143030191, page 4:

     And she persisted in calling me Mila after I had decreed that people should now use my full name: Sharmila.

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Finnish

Etymology

From Emilia and, through Russian, from Ludmila.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmilɑ/
• Hyphenation: Mi‧la

Proper noun

Mila

1. A female given name.

Declension

Declension of Mila (type kala) singular plural nominative Mila Milat genitive Milan Milojen Milain1 partitive Milaa Miloja accusative Mila Milan Milat inessive Milassa Miloissa elative Milasta Miloista illative Milaan Miloihin adessive Milalla Miloilla ablative Milalta Miloilta allative Milalle Miloille essive Milana Miloina translative Milaksi Miloiksi instructive – Miloin abessive Milatta Miloitta comitative – Miloineen 1) Rare.

Related terms

• Milja, Milla

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Spanish

Proper noun

Mila

1. A diminutive of the female given name Milagros, Camila or Ludmila.