Meaning
Dear or beloved, in the documented Slavic Milan-family account.
The specialist traces Milana through Milan and older Mil- names whose element means dear. The separate Sicilian borrowing account is not assigned this root.
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Milana
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Origin
Russian and Eastern European Milan-family tradition; a separate Sicilian borrowing account is also recorded.
The specialist describes the Slavic family. The English dictionary records a different Sicilian borrowing account, whose linked source entry was unavailable; it remains a separately attributed explanation.
English pronunciation
ME-lah-na (one recorded English hockey guide)
One bearer’s approximate first-name reading in the official school-supplied guide. The printed aid is retained without inferring an additional stress scheme. Other families or languages may use a different reading.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2025 | Girls | 67 · preliminary | 462 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2025 | Girls | 75 (rounded to 5) | 569 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Girls | 70 | 568 | Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published. |
| Northern Ireland | 2024 | Girls | 3 | 407 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2025 | Girls | 7 | 429 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 2025 | Girls | 7 | 483 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2025 | Girls | 336 | 812 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
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Language of use: English
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The exact English dictionary entry explicitly records a female given name. Language of use does not establish one universal origin. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Milana&oldid=83976273. License: Wiktionary-derived material CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact personal-name accounts in original English and kept separate histories qualified. No source prose, quotations, images or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Language of use: Russian
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The specialist explicitly describes a Russian and Eastern European Milana tradition related to Milan. This is one documented usage route. Credit: Ivar Utne / Babyverden, exact Milana and Kaia entries. Sources: https://www.babyverden.no/navn/milana/. License: other source rights retained; no open license claimed for Babyverden. Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact personal-name accounts in original English and kept separate histories qualified. No source prose, quotations, images or audio reused.
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Meaning: Dear or beloved, in the documented Slavic Milan-family account.
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The specialist traces Milana through Milan and older Mil- names whose element means dear. The separate Sicilian borrowing account is not assigned this root. Credit: Ivar Utne / Babyverden, exact Milana and Kaia entries. Sources: https://www.babyverden.no/navn/milana/. License: other source rights retained; no open license claimed for Babyverden. Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact personal-name accounts in original English and kept separate histories qualified. No source prose, quotations, images or audio reused.
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Name history: One Slavic account links Milana with Milan and names containing Mil-, dear.
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This root explanation is limited to that naming family. It is not a personality statement or a universal explanation of every same-spelled name. Credit: Ivar Utne / Babyverden, exact Milana and Kaia entries. Sources: https://www.babyverden.no/navn/milana/. License: other source rights retained; no open license claimed for Babyverden. Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact personal-name accounts in original English and kept separate histories qualified. No source prose, quotations, images or audio reused.
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Origin: Russian and Eastern European Milan-family tradition; a separate Sicilian borrowing account is also recorded.
Checked against cited source
The specialist describes the Slavic family. The English dictionary records a different Sicilian borrowing account, whose linked source entry was unavailable; it remains a separately attributed explanation. Credit: Wiktionary contributors; Ivar Utne / Babyverden, exact Milana and Kaia entries. Sources: https://www.babyverden.no/navn/milana/; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Milana&oldid=83976273. License: Wiktionary-derived material CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); other source rights retained; no open license claimed for Babyverden. Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact personal-name accounts in original English and kept separate histories qualified. No source prose, quotations, images or audio reused.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0; other source rights retained
English pronunciation: ME-lah-na (one recorded English hockey guide)
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One bearer’s approximate first-name reading in the official school-supplied guide. The printed aid is retained without inferring an additional stress scheme. Other families or languages may use a different reading. Credit: College Hockey Inc., 2025–26 NCAA Division I Women’s Hockey Pronunciation Guide, school-supplied Long Island University entry, updated 27 October 2025, PDF page 2. Source: https://www.collegehockeyinc.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-26WomensNationalPronunciationGuide251027.pdf#page=2. License: original brief factual summary; source rights retained. Adaptation: Rare Baby Names retained only the short factual first-name aid or nickname and its scope. No IPA or stress invented; no roster, biography, image or audio republished; no open license claimed.
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Related name: Milan
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The specialist connects these names in a Russian/Eastern European Mil- family. This relationship does not transfer the separate union/joining interpretation or a city-name history to Milana. Credit: Ivar Utne / Babyverden, exact Milana and Kaia entries. Sources: https://www.babyverden.no/navn/milana/. License: other source rights retained; no open license claimed for Babyverden. Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact personal-name accounts in original English and kept separate histories qualified. No source prose, quotations, images or audio reused.
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Supporting evidence: English dictionary · separate Sicilian borrowing account
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The exact English Milana entry describes borrowing from Sicilian. The linked Sicilian entry was unavailable during review, so that deeper account remains unresolved separately from the specialist’s Slavic interpretation. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Milana&oldid=83976273. License: Wiktionary-derived material CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact personal-name accounts in original English and kept separate histories qualified. No source prose, quotations, images or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Syllables: 3 (this recorded English guide)
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The short first-name aid ME-lah-na represents 3 syllables in this reading. The count applies to this documented example. Credit: College Hockey Inc., 2025–26 NCAA Division I Women’s Hockey Pronunciation Guide, school-supplied Long Island University entry, updated 27 October 2025, PDF page 2. Source: https://www.collegehockeyinc.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-26WomensNationalPronunciationGuide251027.pdf#page=2. License: original brief factual summary; source rights retained. Adaptation: Rare Baby Names retained only the short factual first-name aid or nickname and its scope. No IPA or stress invented; no roster, biography, image or audio republished; no open license claimed.
Original brief factual summary; source rights retained
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Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk
Attribution: Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk
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(C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
Attribution: (C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
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U.S. Social Security Administration
Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.