Milena (given name)
Milena (Cyrillic: Милена, Serbian: [mîlena], Bulgarian: [miˈlɛnɐ]) 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, North Macedonia, and Slovenia, and in other Slavic countries such as Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, and even in Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Greece, Eritrea, and Italy.[1] It may refer to:
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Slavic |
| Meaning | mil ("gracious, pleasant, dear") |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Miléna (Hungarian), Milene (French), Mylena (Ukrainian) |
| Nickname(s) | Mila, Lena, Mina, Millie, Miley |
| Related names | Milan (male), Milen (male), Milica (Serbian), Mileva (Serbian) |
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People
- Milena Baldassarri (born on October 16th 2001) Italian rhythmic gymnast
- Milena Canonero (born 1946), Italian costume designer
- Milena Doleželová-Velingerová, a Czech sinologist
- Milena Dravić (1940–2018), Serbian actress
- Milena Dvorská, Czech actress
- Milena Duchková, Czech athlete
- Milena Gaiga (born 1964), former field hockey player
- Milena Gimón (born 1980), Venezuelan sports journalist
- Milena Govich (born 1976), American actress
- Milena Jesenská (1896–1944), Czech journalist, writer, and translator
- Milena Kaneva (21st century), film producer and director
- Milena Kitic (born 1968), Serbian American operatic mezzo-soprano
- Milena "Mila" Kunis (born 1983), American-Ukrainian actress
- Milena Pavlović-Barili (1909–1945), Serbian painter and poet
- Milena Rašić (born 1990), Serbian volleyball player
- Milena Reljin (born 1967), Yugoslavian rhythmic gymnast
- Milena Leticia Roucka "Rosa Mendes" (born 1979), Canadian professional wrestler
- Milena Slavova (born 1966), Bulgarian punk-rock singer
- Milena Toscano (born 1984), Brazilian actress and model
- Milena Venega (born 1996), Cuban rower
- Milena Vukotić (1847–1923), Queen of Montenegro
- Milena Vukotic (born 1935), Italian actress
- Milena Nikolova "Milenita" (born 1975), Bulgarian pop and jazz singer
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See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Milena
- Milica, also a Slavic name
- Slavic names
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