Milena name - Meaning of Milena
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- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 9
- Usage
- Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Polish, Italian, Slavic
- Pronounced
- mee-LE-nah (Italian), MEE-leh-nah
- Milena Meaning
- Feminine form of Milan. It began to be used in Italy in honour of Milena Vukotić (1847-1923), mother of Helen of Montenegro, the wife of Italian king Victor Emmanuel Iii. In Italy it can also be considered a combination of Maria and Elena. Milena originates in Slavic languages and means "affectionate woman". It is a feminine form of Milan. Until today the name is very popular in Slavic countries, in the United States it is very rare as a feminine given name.
Milena Related Names
Variants: Milana (Czech), Milana, Milanka (Serbian), Milana, Milanka (Croatian)
Masculine Forms: Milan (Czech), Milan (Russian), Milan, Milen (Bulgarian), Milan (Slovene), Mijo, Milan, Milenko (Serbian), Mijo, Milan, Milenko, Miljenko (Croatian), Milan (Macedonian)
Other Languages: Mylène (French), Miléna (Hungarian)
Milena Celebrities
Milena Milani - writer, Milena Moser - writer,
