Mila
Mila proper noun: a female given name from the Slavic languages.
Proper noun
Mila
- A female given name from the Slavic languages.
- 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 59
- 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 52
- 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.
Mila meaning in Arabic
Mila in Arabic
- city in Algeria
- ميلة mīla
Origin of Mila
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.
Questions about Mila
- What does Mila mean?
- Mila means a female given name from the Slavic languages.
- What is Mila in Arabic?
- Mila in Arabic is ميلة (mīla). See Mila meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is Mila?
- Mila is a proper noun.
Words near Mila in the dictionary
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