Mila (given name)

Mila (Cyrillic: Мила, Polish: Miła) is a female 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".

[1] 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).

While in Berber languages Mila comes from Milo which means Shadow, it is estimated to be the toponymy of Algerian Province Mila.