# Milan
## English
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle English Milane, Melan, etc., from Old English Mæġelan, Megelan, Mediolanaburg, etc. under influence from early forms of French Milan, from Medieval Latin Mediolāna etc., from Latin Mediolānum, q.v. As American settlements, typically after the Italian city. Doublet of Milano.

#### Pronunciation

* (General American):
** (city in Italy): IPA: /mɪˈlɑn/, /mɪˈlæn/
** (locations in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, and Tennessee): IPA: /ˈmaɪlɪn/
** (locations in Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, and Ohio): IPA: /ˈmaɪlən/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /mɪˈlæn/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -æn, -ɑːn

#### Proper noun

Milan
* A city in northern Italy; capital of Lombardy.
    Synonym: Milano
* A metropolitan city of Lombardy, Italy, the province surrounding the city.
* Ellipsis of AC Milan, the Italian city's football club/soccer team.
* A female given name.
* A number of places in the United States:
** A city in Dodge County and Telfair County, Georgia.
** A township in DeKalb County, Illinois.
** A village in Rock Island County, Illinois.
** A township in Allen County, Indiana.
** A town in Franklin township and Washington township, Ripley County, Indiana.
** Former name of Old Milan, Ripley County, Indiana.
** A city in Sumner County, Kansas.
** A neighbourhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.
** A city in Monroe County and Washtenaw County, Michigan.
** A township in Monroe County, Michigan.
** A city in Chippewa County, Minnesota.
** A city, the county seat of Sullivan County, Missouri.
** A town in Coos County, New Hampshire
** A village in Cibola County, New Mexico.
** A town in Dutchess County, New York.
** A village in Erie County and Huron County, Ohio.
** A township in Erie County, Ohio.
** Former name of Mercer, Mercer County, Ohio.
** A city in Gibson County, Tennessee.
** An unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington.
** An unincorporated community in the town of Johnson, Marathon County, Wisconsin.

##### Synonyms

* Milano (Italianate); Mediolanum (historical)

##### Derived terms

* Milan cabbage
* Milanese
* milliner
* Old Milan

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Slavic.

#### Proper noun

Milan
* A male given name from the Slavic languages.

##### Translations
### Anagrams

* Liman, Linam, Malin, lamin, liman

### References

* “Milan”, in Collins English Dictionary.
* “Milan”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
* “Milan, n1.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

## Azerbaijani
### Proper noun

Milan
* Milan (the capital city of Lombardy, Italy)
* Milan (a metropolitan city of Lombardy, Italy)

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɪlan]

### Proper noun

Milan m anim
* a male given name, equivalent to English Milan
* (slang) beer belly, beer gut

#### Declension
## Faroese
### Proper noun

Milan m
* a male given name

#### Usage notes

Patronymics
* son of Milan: Milansson
* daughter of Milan: Milansdóttir

#### Declension
## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mi.lɑ̃/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Milan f
* Milan (the capital city of Lombardy, Italy)
* Milan (a metropolitan city of Lombardy, Italy)

### Anagrams

* malin

## Friulian
### Proper noun

Milan
* Milan

#### Related terms

* milanês

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmiːla(ː)n/, (for the bird less often also) /miˈlaːn/
* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aːn

### Etymology 1

18th century, borrowed from French milan.

#### Noun

Milan m (strong, genitive Milans or (rare) Milanes, plural Milane)
* kite (bird of prey)

##### Declension

$^1$Now rare, see notes.

### Etymology 2

From Czech Milan, Slovene Milan, etc.

#### Proper noun

Milan m (proper noun, strong, genitive Milans or (with an article) Milan)
* a male given name from the Slavic languages, popular in the late 20th century

### Etymology 3

From Italian Milan, itself from Lombard.

#### Proper noun

Milan n (proper noun, strong, genitive Milans or (with an article) Milan)
* (sports slang) Synonym of AC Mailand

### Further reading

* “Milan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Italian
### Proper noun

Milan m
* the AC Milan football/soccer team

### See also

* Inter

## Lombard
### Alternative forms

* Milàn, Milà
* Mileun, Milaun (old Lombard)

### Etymology

Inherited from Latin Mediolānum.

### Pronunciation

* (lmo-W) IPA: /miˈlaːn/, /miˈlaːŋ/, [miˈlɑ̃ː(ŋ)], [miˈlãː(ŋ)]
** (archaic) IPA: /miˈraːn/, [miˈɾɑ̃ː(ŋ)]
* (lmo-E) IPA: /miˈlaː/, [miˈlaː]

### Proper noun

Milan m
* Milan (the capital city of Lombardy, Italy)
* Milan (a metropolitan city of Lombardy, Italy)

#### Related terms

* milanes

## Polish
### Etymology

Derived from Old East Slavic милъ (milŭ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmi.lan/
* Rhymes: -ilan
* Syllabification: Mi‧lan

### Proper noun

Milan m pers (female equivalent Milena)
* (rare) a male given name, equivalent to English Milan

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Milan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mǐlan/

### Proper noun

Mìlan m (Cyrillic spelling Мѝлан)
* a male given name

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Milan”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmiɫan/

### Proper noun

Milan m pers
* a male given name

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Milan”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Slovene
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /míːlan/

### Proper noun

Mȋlan m
* a male given name

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Milan”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025