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Milan - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Milan

[ 2 syll. mi-lan, mil-an ] The boy name Milan is also used as a girl name, but the use for boys is much more common. Its pronunciation is MahLAAN or MAYLAEN KEY. Milan is used predominantly in the Czech, Indian, Slavic, Spanish, and Russian languages, and its origin is Latin and Slavonic. Latin and Slavonic origin, Czech, Indian, Russian, and Slavic use: Derived from the element 'mil' meaning favor, grace. The name Milana (Czech, English, Indian, Italian, and Slavic) and the name Milena (Czech, German, Italian, and Russian) are the female versions of Milan.

In addition, Milan is a pet form (Czech, Indian, Slavic, and Spanish) of the name Emiliano (Spanish and Italian).

Milan is a rare baby name for boys. At the peak of its usage in 1926, 0.009% of baby boys were given the name Milan. Its ranking then was #613. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity, and is currently of very modest use. In 2008, out of the group of boy names directly linked to Milan, Emiliano (Spanish and Italian) was the most commonly used. In the past century Milan has predominantly been a boy name.

Baby names that sound like Milan include Mahlon (English), Mallan (Tamil), Malone (English), and Mwalimu (Swahili).

KEY: English pronunciation for Milan: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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