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Milena
Say it: mih-LEH-nah
Meaning
From Slavic mil 'dear, gracious' with the feminine ending -ena.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Popular in Czech, Serbian and Bulgarian use through the 20th century.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 5,988 babies given this name since 1918
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 3,900 girls
- 329 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Милена
| Polish | Milena |
|---|---|
| Russian | Milena |
| Czech | Milena |
Famous bearers
- Milena Jesenská, Czech journalist
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- Calendars of saints and name days
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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