- Milan (given name)
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Milan Gender Male Language(s) Slavic Origin Meaning Mil- (gracious) Region of origin Slavic Popularity see popular names Milan (Cyrillic: Милан) is a common Slavic male name 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 used predominantly by Czechs and Serbs but also frequently in Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, and Bulgaria.[1] (Hungarian: Milán.) 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.[2][3]
Notable persons named Milan include:
- Milan I of Serbia, King of Serbia (1882–1889)
- Milan Fras, singer of the Slovene industrial band Laibach
- Milan Baroš, Czech football player
- Milan Biševac, Serbian football player
- Milan Begović, Croatian writer
- Milan Hejduk, Czech ice hockey player
- Milan Hodža, prime minister of Czechoslovakia
- Milan Jovanović, various people
- Milan Kangrga, Croatian philosopher
- Milan Komar, Slovene philosopher
- Milan Kučan, President of Slovenia
- Milan Kundera, Czech writer
- Milan Lučić, Canadian hockey player
- Milan Máčala, Czech football coach
- Milan Michálek, Czech ice hockey player
- Milan Mladenović, Serbian musician
- Milan Obrenović II, Prince of Serbia
- Milan Pogačnik, Slovenian politician
- Milan Rešetar, Croatian linguist and historian
- Milan Stanković, Serbian singer
- Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak politician and astronomer
- Milan Šufflay, Croatian historian and politician
- Milan Uzelac, Serbian poet and essayist
- Milan Vidmar, Slovene engineer, chess player, and philosopher
See also
- Slavic names
Notes
- ^ Behind the Name
- ^ Sociale Verzekeringsbank. (n.d.). Kindernamen top 20.
- ^ http://www.familyberry.com/babynames/index.cfm?q=E623D831093A36D969DD051EB011898B
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