Mila (given name)


Mila is a female Slavic name originating from Central or Eastern Europe. It is a diminutive of Slavic names beginning or ending with Mila which derived from the element Mil meaning "gracious" or "dear". It is also used among the Spanish as a short-hand for Milagros, meaning "miracles".
In the Arabic language, the word Mila is derived from Mayla ميلاء . Or from Milla ملة, that means Religion.
In the Turkish, Mila is the shortened version of the Turkish name Almila/Almıla.
While in Berber languages Mila comes from Milo which means Shadow, it is estimated to be the toponymy of Algerian Province Mila.
In Chinese language, it can usually be written as a phonetic transcription of the pronunciation 米拉.
Mila is also an unconventional gender neutral Tibetan name, likely a derivative of the Tibetan yogi Milarepa.

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