# Mila
## English
### Etymology

From a diminutive in many Slavic languages Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, and Serbo-Croatian, etc.) of female given names containing the element Mil-, -mila ("grace, beloved"), such as Ludmila, Milena, Milica, and of the cognates of Emily. Also from Spanish Mila.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (General American):(file)

### Proper noun

Mila
* A female given name from the Slavic languages.
** 1992, Sally Armstrong, Mila, Macmillan Canada, →ISBN, page 59:At the end of the evening―and remember it was a sad occasion―Auntie Fanny says, 'Shoiley, do me a favour, ask Myla'―she never called her Mila―'for the recipe.'
** 1996, Karen Hesse, The Music of Dolphins, Scholastic Inc., published 1998, →ISBN, page 52:My name is Mila. Mila is the name others gave me. The ones who found me. Mila is miracle.
** 2003, Dina Mehta, Mila in Love, Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 4:And she persisted in calling me Mila after I had decreed that people should now use my full name: Sharmila.
* A transliteration of the Bulgarian, Macedonian, or Russian female given name Ми́ла (Míla)
* The capital city of Mila Province, located in northeastern Algeria.

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Alim, Liam, Lima, Mali, alim, lima, mail, mali

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Emilia and, through Russian, from Ludmila.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmilɑ/, [ˈmilɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ilɑ
* Hyphenation: Mi‧la

### Proper noun

Mila
* a female given name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Mila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Milani
Milani
accusative
nom.
Milani
Milani
gen.
Milani
genitive
Milani
Milojeni Milaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Milaani
Milojani
inessive
Milassani
Miloissani
elative
Milastani
Miloistani
illative
Milaani
Miloihini
adessive
Milallani
Miloillani
ablative
Milaltani
Miloiltani
allative
Milalleni
Miloilleni
essive
Milanani
Miloinani
translative
Milakseni
Miloikseni
abessive
Milattani
Miloittani
instructive
comitative
—Miloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Milasi
Milasi
accusative
nom.
Milasi
Milasi
gen.
Milasi
genitive
Milasi
Milojesi Milaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Milaasi
Milojasi
inessive
Milassasi
Miloissasi
elative
Milastasi
Miloistasi
illative
Milaasi
Miloihisi
adessive
Milallasi
Miloillasi
ablative
Milaltasi
Miloiltasi
allative
Milallesi
Miloillesi
essive
Milanasi
Miloinasi
translative
Milaksesi
Miloiksesi
abessive
Milattasi
Miloittasi
instructive
comitative
—Miloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Milamme
Milamme
accusative
nom.
Milamme
Milamme
gen.
Milamme
genitive
Milamme
Milojemme Milaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Milaamme
Milojamme
inessive
Milassamme
Miloissamme
elative
Milastamme
Miloistamme
illative
Milaamme
Miloihimme
adessive
Milallamme
Miloillamme
ablative
Milaltamme
Miloiltamme
allative
Milallemme
Miloillemme
essive
Milanamme
Miloinamme
translative
Milaksemme
Miloiksemme
abessive
Milattamme
Miloittamme
instructive
comitative
—Miloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Milanne
Milanne
accusative
nom.
Milanne
Milanne
gen.
Milanne
genitive
Milanne
Milojenne Milainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Milaanne
Milojanne
inessive
Milassanne
Miloissanne
elative
Milastanne
Miloistanne
illative
Milaanne
Miloihinne
adessive
Milallanne
Miloillanne
ablative
Milaltanne
Miloiltanne
allative
Milallenne
Miloillenne
essive
Milananne
Miloinanne
translative
Milaksenne
Miloiksenne
abessive
Milattanne
Miloittanne
instructive
comitative
—Miloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Milansa
Milansa
accusative
nom.
Milansa
Milansa
gen.
Milansa
genitive
Milansa
Milojensa Milainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Milaansa
Milojaan Milojansa
inessive
Milassaan Milassansa
Miloissaan Miloissansa
elative
Milastaan Milastansa
Miloistaan Miloistansa
illative
Milaansa
Miloihinsa
adessive
Milallaan Milallansa
Miloillaan Miloillansa
ablative
Milaltaan Milaltansa
Miloiltaan Miloiltansa
allative
Milalleen Milallensa
Miloilleen Miloillensa
essive
Milanaan Milanansa
Miloinaan Miloinansa
translative
Milakseen Milaksensa
Miloikseen Miloiksensa
abessive
Milattaan Milattansa
Miloittaan Miloittansa
instructive
comitative
—Miloineen Miloinensa :

#### Related terms

* Milja, Milla

#### Statistics

* Mila is the 198th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,203 female individuals (and as a middle name to 416 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* Ilma, Mali, ilma, lima, mali

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mîla/

### Proper noun

Mȉla f (Cyrillic spelling Ми̏ла)
* a female given name

#### Declension
### Further reading

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

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmila/ [ˈmi.la]
* Rhymes: -ila
* Syllabification: Mi‧la

### Proper noun

Mila f
* a diminutive of the female given names Milagros, Camila, or Ludmila