Milena

From Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *mìlъ (“dear, kind”).

Milena

1. A female given name from the Slavic languages, masculine equivalent Milan.
   • 2003 February 23, “[Weddings] Christina and Jonathan Weathers”, in The Paducah Sun, volume 107, number 54, Paducah, Ky., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4D, column 2:

     Miss Milena Shuff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jon David Shuff of Knoxville, Tenn., served as the flower girl.

   • 2024 July 6, Cremation First, “[Obituaries] POTTLE, Bruce Victor”, in Windsor Star, Windsor, Ont.: Postmedia, →ISSN, →OCLC, page C7, column 3:

     Bruce was a great-grandfather to Taylor’s daughter, Milena.

   • 2025 April 6, Seaside Funeral Home & Memorial Park, “[Obituaries] Frank L. Sacky”, in Corpus Christi Caller-Times, volume 143, number 65, Corpus Christi, Tex.: USA Today Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2B, column 1:

     Frank is survived by his sons Kevin (Abby) Sacky from Portland, Texas, Paul T. Sacky, daughter Milena (Sean) Nolen from Corpus Christi, Texas, […]

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪlɛna]

Milena f

1. a female given name

From Old East Slavic милъ (milŭ, “dear, sweet”).

• IPA^(key): /miˈlɛ.na/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ɛna
• Hyphenation: Mi‧lè‧na

Milena f

1. a female given name

• lamine, limnea, melina

From Old East Slavic милъ (milŭ).

• IPA^(key): /miˈlɛ.na/

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• Rhymes: -ɛna
• Syllabification: Mi‧le‧na

Milena f (male equivalent Milan, diminutive Milenka)

1. a female given name

• “Milena”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)

Milena f

1. a female given name

• IPA^(key): /mîlena/

Mȉlena f (Cyrillic spelling Ми̏лена)

1. a female given name

• “Milena”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2026

• IPA^(key): /miʎena/, (high register) [ˈmiʎena], (common) [ˈmilena]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Hyphenation: Mi‧le‧na

Milena f (diminutive Milenka)

1. a female given name

• “Milena”, 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, 2003–2026