Mila (Cyrillic: Мила, Polish: Miła) is a feminine Slavic name originating from Central or Eastern Europe. It is a diminutive of Slavic names beginning or ending with Mila which derived from the element Mil (Мил) meaning "gracious" or "dear". It is also used among the Spanish as a short-hand for Milagros, meaning "miracles".
In the Arabic language, the word Mila is derived from Mayla ميلاء (meaning a large tree with slanting branches).
In the Turkish, Mila is the shortened version of the Turkish name Almila/Almıla.
While in Berber languages Mila comes from Milo which means Shadow, it is estimated to be the toponymy of Algerian Province Mila.
Mila is also an unconventional gender neutral Tibetan name, likely a derivative of the Tibetan yogi Milarepa.
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Notable people
Mila D. Aguilar (1949–2023), Filipina poet
Milla Grosberghaugen Andreassen (born 2005), Norwegian cross-country skier
Mila Gojsalić (died 1530), Croatian folk heroine
Mila Guy (born 1992), South African actress and costume designer
Mila Haugová (born 1942), Slovak poet
Mila Hermanovski (born 1969), American costume designer and fashion designer
Mila Holloway (born 2006), American basketball player
Mila Horvat (born 1981), Croatian television host
Mila Iskrenova (born 1960), Bulgarian modern dance choreographer, dancer and painter
Mila Jasey (born 1951), American politician
Mila Kajas (born 1972), Finnish competitive figure skater
Mila Adjukak Kamingoak, Canadian politician
Mila Kopp (1904–1973), Austrian actress
Mila Kunis (born 1983), Soviet-born American actress
Mila Manes, Argentine singer and songwriter
Mila Mason (born 1963), American country music artist
Mila Marinova (born 1974), Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
Mila Tupper Maynard (1864–1926), American Unitarian minister, writer, and suffragist
Mila Mulroney (born 1953), Serbian-Canadian campaigner
Mila Nikolova (1962–2018), Bulgarian mathematician
Mila Pavićević (born 1988), Croatian writer
Mila Racine (1921–1945), French Jewish underground resistance member
Mila Robert (born 1996), Bulgarian singer, songwriter, painter and actress
Mila Savić (born 1974), Serbian sprinter
Mila Schön (1916–2008), Dalmatian Italian fashion designer
Mila del Sol (1923–2020), Filipina actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist
Mila Syvatska (born 1998), Ukrainian actress
Mila, in the Mila affair, subjected to online abuse after criticising Islam
Fictional characters
Mila (Dead or Alive), in the video game Dead or Alive 5
Mila (Star Trek), in the TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Mila Marwa, from the British soap opera EastEnders
Mila, the goddess of Valentia and the sister of Duma in the video game Fire Emblem Gaiden
Mila, in the video game Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Mila, in the German release of the Japanese anime Attack No. 1 (retitled Mila Superstar)
Mila, in the children's book The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse
Mila Babicheva, in the anime Yuri on Ice
Mila, in the Serbian animated series Lola and Mila