Milan (given name)
Pronunciation | Czech: [ˈmɪlan] Slovak: [ˈmilan] Hungarian: [ˈmilaːn] Serbo-Croatian: [mǐlan] |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Slavic, Latin |
Name day | 19 May (Hungary) 18 June (Czech Republic) |
Origin | |
Meaning | Mil- (kind) |
Region of origin | Eastern Europe, Ancient Rome |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Cyrillic: Милан |
Variant form(s) | Other versions |
Related names | female form Milena |
See also | Miloš |
Milan (Cyrillic: Милан) is a common Slavic male name and less commonly, a 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 found in Czech Republic, Slovakia,[1] Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Poland, and Hungary.[2] 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.[3]
Eastern European origin and use
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.
According to the Czech calendar Milan's Day is on 18 June, Slovenian calendar: 11 September, 11 October, 12 November, Croatian calendar: 13 November, Slovak calendar: 27 November, Hungary: 19 May
Roman name
Milan is also a name used in Romance-speaking Europe owing to its Ancient Roman meaning of "eager and laborious"[dubious ]. The people named like that are named after the Italian city by that name.[4]
Other versions
Men's versions of the name: Milanek (diminutive), Miladin, Milad, Milanko, Milče, Milček, Milči, Milčo, Mile, Milen, Milenko, Miletus, Mili, Milivoj, Milibor, Milidrag, Miligoj, Milija, Milijan, Milinko, Milisav, Milivoj, Milivoje, Milk, Milivojko, Miljan, Miljenko, Miljutin, Milko, Milodrag, Milogoj, Miloje, Milojko, Miloljub, Milomir, Milorad, Miloslav, Miloš, Miłosz, Bogumił, Milovan, Milun, Milutin, Mišo
Female versions of the name: Milana , Milanka, Milena, Milica, Milijana, Miljanka, Milinka, Milislava, Milivoje, Milivojka, Mila, Miljana, Miljanka, Milka, Milojka, Milodraga, Milomirka, Milorad, Milosav, Milosavka, Miloslavka, Miloška, Milovana, Milovanka, Milunka
Family names derived from names
From the name of Milan and its variants a number of surnames were created. The most famous are: Milanović, Milanovac, Milanković, Miłosław, Milanić, Milač, Milavec, Miletić, Milić, Miljković, and others.
People
- Milan I of Serbia, the ruling Prince of Serbia (1868–1882), and later King of Serbia (1882–1889)
- Milan Acquaah (born 1997), American basketball player
- Milan Aleksić, Serbian water polo player, Olympic champion
- Milan, Indian film art director
- Milan the Leather Boy, a New York musician and producer active in the 1960s
- Milan Balažic, Slovene politician and diplomat
- Milan Baroš, Czech football player
- Milan Biševac, Serbian football player
- Milan Begović, Croatian writer
- Milan Ftáčnik, Slovak politician, former mayor of Slovak capital city of Bratislava
- Milán Füst, Hungarian writer
- Milan Hejduk, Czech ice hockey player
- Milan Hodža, Slovak Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia
- Milan Jayathilaka (born 1981), Sri Lankan politician
- Milan Jovanović, several notable people with this name
- Milan Kangrga, Croatian philosopher
- Milan Karlíček, Czech ice hockey player
- Milan Komar, Slovene philosopher
- Milan Kučan, President of Slovenia
- Milan Kundera, Czech writer
- Milan Lucic, Canadian hockey player
- Milan Máčala, Czech football coach
- Milan Mačvan, Serbian basketball player
- Milan Michálek, Czech ice hockey player
- Milan Mladenović, Serbian musician
- Milan Nedić, Prime Minister of Nazi-occupied Serbia
- Milan Obrenović II, Prince of Serbia
- Milan Pogačnik, Slovenian politician
- Milan Puskar, Serbian-American entrepreneur
- Milan Rapaić, Croatian football player
- Milan Rešetar, Serbian linguist and historian
- Milan Rúfus, Slovak poet
- Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak politician and astronomer, general of French Army
- Milan Stanković, Serbian singer
- Milan Šašik, Slovak bishop
- Milan Šufflay, Croatian historian and politician
- Milan Uzelac, Serbian poet and essayist
- Milan Vaclavik, Slovak military general and defense minister (1985-1989)
- Milan Vidmar, Slovene engineer, chess player, and philosopher
Fictional characters
- Milan Hendrickx, a recurring character in the Belgian series wtFOCK.
See also
Notes
- ^ Mužské krstné (rodné) mená
- ^ Behind the Name
- ^ Sociale Verzekeringsbank. (n.d.). Kindernamen top 20.
- ^ "Shakira, Gerard Pique welcome baby boy". CNN.
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