English

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Etymology

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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

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Mila

  1. A female given name from the Slavic languages.
    • 1992, Sally Armstrong, Mila, Macmillan Canada, →ISBN, 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., published 1998, →ISBN, 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, page 4:
      And she persisted in calling me Mila after I had decreed that people should now use my full name: Sharmila.
  2. The capital city of Mila Province, located in northeastern Algeria.

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Emilia and, through Russian, from Ludmila.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmilɑ/, [ˈmilɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ilɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Mi‧la

Proper noun

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Mila

  1. a female given name

Declension

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Inflection of Mila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Mila Milat
genitive Milan Milojen
partitive Milaa Miloja
illative Milaan Miloihin
singular plural
nominative Mila Milat
accusative nom. Mila Milat
gen. Milan
genitive Milan Milojen
Milain rare
partitive Milaa Miloja
inessive Milassa Miloissa
elative Milasta Miloista
illative Milaan Miloihin
adessive Milalla Miloilla
ablative Milalta Miloilta
allative Milalle Miloille
essive Milana Miloina
translative Milaksi Miloiksi
abessive Milatta Miloitta
instructive Miloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Mila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Milani Milani
accusative nom. Milani Milani
gen. Milani
genitive Milani Milojeni
Milaini rare
partitive Milaani Milojani
inessive Milassani Miloissani
elative Milastani Miloistani
illative Milaani Miloihini
adessive Milallani Miloillani
ablative Milaltani Miloiltani
allative Milalleni Miloilleni
essive Milanani Miloinani
translative Milakseni Miloikseni
abessive Milattani Miloittani
instructive
comitative Miloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Milasi Milasi
accusative nom. Milasi Milasi
gen. Milasi
genitive Milasi Milojesi
Milaisi rare
partitive Milaasi Milojasi
inessive Milassasi Miloissasi
elative Milastasi Miloistasi
illative Milaasi Miloihisi
adessive Milallasi Miloillasi
ablative Milaltasi Miloiltasi
allative Milallesi Miloillesi
essive Milanasi Miloinasi
translative Milaksesi Miloiksesi
abessive Milattasi Miloittasi
instructive
comitative Miloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Milamme Milamme
accusative nom. Milamme Milamme
gen. Milamme
genitive Milamme Milojemme
Milaimme rare
partitive Milaamme Milojamme
inessive Milassamme Miloissamme
elative Milastamme Miloistamme
illative Milaamme Miloihimme
adessive Milallamme Miloillamme
ablative Milaltamme Miloiltamme
allative Milallemme Miloillemme
essive Milanamme Miloinamme
translative Milaksemme Miloiksemme
abessive Milattamme Miloittamme
instructive
comitative Miloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Milanne Milanne
accusative nom. Milanne Milanne
gen. Milanne
genitive Milanne Milojenne
Milainne rare
partitive Milaanne Milojanne
inessive Milassanne Miloissanne
elative Milastanne Miloistanne
illative Milaanne Miloihinne
adessive Milallanne Miloillanne
ablative Milaltanne Miloiltanne
allative Milallenne Miloillenne
essive Milananne Miloinanne
translative Milaksenne Miloiksenne
abessive Milattanne Miloittanne
instructive
comitative Miloinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Milansa Milansa
accusative nom. Milansa Milansa
gen. Milansa
genitive Milansa Milojensa
Milainsa rare
partitive Milaansa Milojaan
Milojansa
inessive Milassaan
Milassansa
Miloissaan
Miloissansa
elative Milastaan
Milastansa
Miloistaan
Miloistansa
illative Milaansa Miloihinsa
adessive Milallaan
Milallansa
Miloillaan
Miloillansa
ablative Milaltaan
Milaltansa
Miloiltaan
Miloiltansa
allative Milalleen
Milallensa
Miloilleen
Miloillensa
essive Milanaan
Milanansa
Miloinaan
Miloinansa
translative Milakseen
Milaksensa
Miloikseen
Miloiksensa
abessive Milattaan
Milattansa
Miloittaan
Miloittansa
instructive
comitative Miloineen
Miloinensa
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Statistics

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  • Mila is the 198th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,203 female individuals (and as a middle name to 416 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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Proper noun

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Mila f

  1. a diminutive of the female given names Milagros, Camila, or Ludmila