Milan (given name)
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Slavic, Latin, Persian |
| Name day |
May 19 (Hungary) |
| Meaning | Mil- (gracious) |
| Region of origin | Eastern Europe, Ancient Rome |
| Related names | Milena |
| See also | Miloš |
| Popularity | see popular names |
May 19 (Hungary)
June 18 (Czech Republic)
November 13 (Croatia)
Milan (Cyrillic: Милан) is a common Slavic male name and, less commonly, an Roman name. It is derived from the Slavic element mil, with meanings kind, loving, and gracious. Milan was originally a diminutive or nickname for those whose Slavic names began with "Mil-". It is used predominantly by Czechs, Slovaks and Serbs but also frequently in Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy. It was in the top 5 names for boys born in Serbia in 2012. It was in the top 20 names for boys born in Slovakia in 2004. It was the eighth most popular name for boys born in the Netherlands in 2007, and seventh in Flanders in 2009.
It originates from the Old Slavic word mil, variant: mio, i.e. "beloved", "pleasant", "dear" which is common at the beginning of many Slavic names. This is the same root in Serbian names like Miloslav, Milomir, Milica, Milka, Miloš, Milutin, Miodrag, Miomir etc. most of which were first recorded in Serbian sources already in the pre-Nemanjić Age.
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