Jarmila is a
Slavic origin female given name. Derived from the
Slavic elements jary ''fierce, strong'' and mil ''favour''. Similar names are Jaromíra and Jaroslava. Nicknames are Jarka, Jarcza, Jara, Jarina, Jaromilka, Jarmilka, Mila, Jarulinka.
The meaning of the name is derived from word "bujarý" which means sprightly, hilarious.
Name days
*Czech: 4 February
*Slovak: 28 April
Notable people
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Jarmila Jeřábková (1912–1989), Czech dancer, choreographer and teacher
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Jarmila Klimešová (born 1981), Czech javelin thrower
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Jarmila Kratochvílová (born 1951), Czech track and field runner
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Jarmila Loukotková
Jarmila Loukotková (14 April 1923 – 29 October 2007) was a Czech writer who was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Her father was Čestmír Loukotka
Čestmír Loukotka (12 November 1895 – 13 April 1966) was a Czechoslovak linguist. H ...
(1923-2007), Czech writer and author
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Jarmila Machačová
Jarmila Machačová (born 9 January 1986) is a Czech professional racing cyclist.
Major results Road
Source:
;2006
: 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
: 3rd Zingem
: 3rd Belsele-Puivelde
: 3rd De Klinge
;2007
: 2nd Road race, Natio ...
(born 1986), Czech racing cyclist
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Jarmila Müllerová (1901-1944), Czech swimmer
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Jarmila Novotná
Jarmila Novotná (September 23, 1907, in Prague, Austria-Hungary – February 9, 1994, in New York City) was a celebrated Bohemian soprano and actress and, from 1940 to 1956, a star of the Metropolitan Opera.
Early career
A student of Emmy De ...
(1907-1994), Czech actress and soprano singer
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Jarmila Nygrýnová (1953-1999), Czech long jumper
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Jarmila Pacherová, Czechoslovak slalom canoeist
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Jarmila Wolfe
Jarmila Wolfe (née Gajdošová, formerly Groth; born 26 April 1987) is a Slovak-Australian former tennis player.
In her career, she won two singles titles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as 14 singles and ten doubles titles on ...
(born 1987), Slovak-born Australian tennis player
Fictional characters
*Jarmila, in the poem ''
Máj
''Máj'' ( Czech for the month ''May''; ) is a romantic poem by Karel Hynek Mácha in four cantos. It was fiercely criticized when first published, but since then has gained the status of one of the most prominent works of Czech literature; in t ...
'' by Karel Hynek Mácha
See also
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Slavic names
External links
Jarmila -> Czechoslovak Film Database
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