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 [ syll. mi-le-na, mil-ena ] The girl name Milena is pronounced MAYLahNah KEY. Milena has its origins in the Slavonic language. It is used largely in Czech, German, Italian, and Russian. The name is derived as a short form of other names with the element mil ('favor, grace'). In Italy, the name is taken as a combination of Maria and Elena. The name was popularized in Italy by Elena of Montenegro (1873-1952), who married King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy in 1896. Milena is the feminine version of the Czech, Indian, Slavic, Spanish, and Russian Milan. Forms of the name include the Czech Milada, the Czech, English, Indian, Italian, and Slavic Milana, the Slavic Mileva, the Czech Mlada, and the Czech Mladena. The pet forms Milanka (Czech), Miládka (Czech), Milenka (Czech), Milka (Czech), Miluse (Czech), Miluska (Czech), Mladka (Czech), and Mladuska (Czech) are other variants of Milena. See also the related forms, the Spanish, Czech, Italian, Romanian, Russian, and Slavic Elena and the Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, and Spanish Maria. Milena is uncommon as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. In 2008, among the family of girl names directly related to Milena, the Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, and Spanish Maria was the most frequently used. Baby names that sound like Milena include the English Malanie, the English and Italian Malena, the German, English, and Scottish Malina, the Polish Malwina, the Russian Melana, the English Melaney, the Dutch, English, and German Melani, the Dutch, English, French, and German Melanie, the English Melannie, the English Melany, the Russian Melanya, the Slavic Melena, the Tongan Meliame, the German, Italian, and English Melina, the English Melloney, the English Meloney, the English Meloni, the English Melonie, the English Melony, and the French Mélanie. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Milena: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
