Meaning: Gracious or dear
The story
Slavic Milan comes from the element mil, gracious or dear. Hindi milan is a separate word for meeting or union; the shared Latin spelling does not make the two histories one.
Also means
What Milan means in its other languages.
- Hindiunion; meeting
Nicknames
- Milo
- Mili
Spellings & variants
- Milen
- Milanko
- Milano
Popularity
Familiar
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
Similar position in the latest US rankings
Style
- Works everywhere
- Modern
- Short
- Classic
Origins
Milan comes from Czech, Serbian, Slovak, and Hindi. It’s a bridge name, with roots in more than one culture.
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