Mila

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mila"

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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. A transliteration of the Bulgarian, Macedonian, or Russian female given name Ми́ла (Míla)
3. The capital city of Mila Province, located in northeastern Algeria.
4. A locality in the Snowy Monaro council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Translations

city in Algeria

• Arabic: ميلة f (mīla)
• Catalan: Mila f
• French: Mila (fr) f
• Galician: Mila
• German: Mila n
• Greek: Μίλα f (Míla)

  Ancient Greek: Μιραίον n (Miraíon)

• Hungarian: Mila
• Italian: Mila f
• Japanese: ミラ (mira)
• Latin: Milevum n, Mila f

Anagrams

• Alim, Liam, Lima, Mali, alim, lima, mail, mali

Finnish

Etymology

From Emilia and, through Russian, from Ludmila.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Mila

1. a female given name

Declension

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

Related terms

• Milja, Milla

Statistics

• Mila is the 182^nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,482 female individuals (and as a middle name to 452 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Ilma, Mali, ilma, lima, mali

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.la/
• Homophone: mila
• Rhymes: -ila
• Hyphenation: Mì‧la

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Mila m or f by sense

1. a surname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara (2015–2026), Mappa dei Cognomi‎^[1]

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Mila f

1. a female given name

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mîla/

Proper noun

Mȉla f (Cyrillic spelling Ми̏ла)

1. a female given name

Declension

    Declension of Mila

	singular	plural
nominative	Mila	Mile
genitive	Mile	Mila
dative	Mili	Milama
accusative	Milu	Mile
vocative	Milo	Mile
locative	Mili	Milama
instrumental	Milom	Milama

Further reading

• “Mila”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmila/ [ˈmi.la]
• Rhymes: -ila
• Syllabification: Mi‧la

Proper noun

Mila f

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