Milan name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: March 17th, 2024

Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl

Origin: Old Slavic, Latin, Czech and Slavonic

Usage: Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, English, Faroese, Greenlandic, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Oriya

Pronunciation: m(i)-lan

Meaning: Union, Gracious, Dear, Glory, Favour, Grace, Eager, Rival, Meeting, Emulum, Love, Expensive and Loving

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What does Milan mean?
Variations of Milan
How popular is Milan?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Milan
Famous People Named Milan
Lists having Milan

What does Milan mean?

Illustrous and Venerable unisex name Milan is of Old Slavic, Czech, Latin and Slavonic origin used mainly in Bengali, Malayalam, Finnish, English, Swedish, Hindi, Kannada, Faroese, Oriya, Norwegian, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Danish, Marathi and Greenlandic languages, meaning of Milan is "Union, Gracious, Dear, Glory, Favour, Grace, Eager, Rival, Meeting, Emulum, Love, Expensive or Loving".

Milan is variation of darling Milana. Milana is effeminate form of Milan. Milana is Slavic cognate of Milan. Milana means Dear, Love and Gracious came from Old Slavic and Slavonic. Milan is resultant of Emilien.

Lofty and Perpetual Emilien came from Latin language, meaning of Emilien is "Emulum and Industrious". Milan is diminutive of Miloslaw. Miloslaw is variant form of Miloslav. Meaning of Miloslaw is Loving and Fame has origin in Old Slavic and Slavonic is particulary used in Polish.

Milan is form of Slavic Names Containing the Name Element Mil in Slavic language. It is celebrated on November 12th.

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How do I pronounce Milan?

Two syllabled Milan is pronounced as m(i)-lan.

Variants of Milan

Meilan, Milana, Milaana, Millan, Miller, Milla, Meller, Milda, Milly, Camillus, Mila, Camilla, Emilia, Amilia

Names that rhyme with Milan

How popular is the name Milan?

Milan is a popular in United States where over 17440 new-borns have been given the name since 1885. At the peak of its usage in 2014, the moniker grabbed the 412nd spot and 750 baby boys were given the name.

Additionally, the given name has been in the top 500 baby names 5 times Also, Milan was a popular name in France. Over 9386 babies have been given the first name in 79 years.

When at the peak of its usage in 2016, it ranked 78th when 846 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys. However after 79 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts but still going strong on charts.

Additionally, the first name has been in the top 100 baby names 3 times Also, Milan was a popular name in Netherlands. Over 2975 babies have been given the given name in 5 years.

At its zenith in 2015, it ranked 6th when 663 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys. However after 5 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts but still performing better than most of the names.

Moreover, the given name has been to the top 10 baby names 5 times Also, a popular name in Belgium with over 5850 new-borns have been given the name since 1995.

When at its peak in 2004, the moniker grabbed the 4th spot and 514 baby boys were given the name. Additionally, the given name has been in the top 5 baby names 1 times

In England and Wales, Milan was once a common name since emerging in 1996 it has been given to over 2321 babies.

When at the peak of its usage in 2014,. However after 46 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts but it is still going strong. Milan is a familiar baby name in Switzerland, it has been in use since 1998 and was able to reach the top 200 names.

Recently in 2016, 60 babies were given Milan and it reached its peak ranking, 154 on boy names chart. Over 570 people have been named Milan in Switzerland.

Milan is an uncommon baby name in Ireland, its highest ever rank is 259 (2014) in its 17 years run on Ireland naming chart.

Over 136 people have been named Milan in Ireland. However things change on global perspective, Milan is extremely popular in India where every 1 in 7000 have the name as well as in Czech Republic.

Also the baby name is popular in Serbia, Slovakia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nepal, Slovenia, Bangladesh, North Macedonia, Sri Lanka and Montenegro. According to our findings, over 630000 babies have been named Milan globally.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2018	450	659	739	375
2017	462	649	736	380
2016	449	685	751	376
2015	424	723	696	406
2014	412	750	671	424

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Milan in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	11281	2127	76	27
	555	41	20	0

What numerology tells about Milan?

Your personal growth depends on your adventures. People who know you describe you as driven and ambitious. You attract wealth and successful people with your charisma. You don't depend on anyone's understanding and support. Back in time, you were too focused on your career until you realized there's something more important to live for. Learn to be strong and perceptive. You don't believe in rules and restrictions.

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Famous people named Milan

Milan Vidmar, Slovene electrical engineer, chess Grandmaster, chess theorist
Milan Vukcevich, Yugoslav-American scientist
Milan Milutinović, Serbian politician
Milan Kučan, Slovenian politician
Milan Antal, Slovak astronomer
Milan Stojadinović, Serbian and Yugoslav political figure and a noted economist
Milan Budimir, most distinguished Serbian classical scholar
Milan Cabrnoch, Czech physician and politician
Milan Gaľa, Slovak politician and Member of the Parliament with the Slovenská demokraticka a krestanska unia
Milan Damnjanović, Serbian philosopher
Milan Hodža, prominent Slovak politician and journalist
Milan Nedić, Serbian general and politician
Milan Blažeković, Croatian animator

Milan Begović, Croatian writer, born in Vrlika
Milan Panić, Serbian American former Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
Milan Rakić, Serbian poet
Milan Uhde, Czech playwright and politician
Milan Zloković, Serbian architect
Milan Milišić, Yugoslavian poet and playwright
Milan Jovanović, was one of the most influential Serbian photographers of his generation
Milan Chvostek, producer/director at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Milan Horvat, Croatian conductor
Milan Kurepa, renowned Serbian atomic physicist
Milan Williams, American keyboardist and a founding member of The Commodores
Milan Gombala, retired Czech long jumper
Milan Neralić, Croatian fencer

Milan Munclinger, significant Czech flautist, conductor
Milan Haborák, Slovak former shot putter
Milan the Leather Boy, American record producer
Milan Jelić, Bosnian Serb politician
Milan Kovačević, President of the Executive Committee of the Municipal Assembly of Prijedor
Milan Trenc, Croatian illustrator, film director and novelist
Milan Mikuláš, retired triple jumper
Milan Rai, British writer and anti-war activist from Hastings
Milan Smrčka, Czech singer, guitarist and poet
Milan Sáblík, Czech speedskater and the younger brother of Martina Sáblíková
Milan Damnjanović, full professor specialising
Milan Rajlić, Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer
Milan Vuitch, Dr