Mila ( Cyrillic: Мила, pl, Miła) is a female Slavic name originating from Central or

Eastern Europe Eastern Europe is a subregion of the European continent. As a largely ambiguous term, it has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic connotations. The vast majority of the region is covered by Russia, whic ...

. It is a diminutive of Slavic names beginning or ending with ''Mila'' which derived from the element ''Mil'' (Мил) meaning "gracious" or "dear".Behind the name
/ref> It is also used among the Spanish as a short-hand for Milagros, meaning "miracles".

Notable people

* Mila Gojsalić (died 1530), Croatian folk heroine * Mila Horvat (born 1981), Croatian television host *

Mila Kunis Milena Markovna "Mila" Kunis (born August 14, 1983) is an American actress. Born in Chernivtsi and raised in Los Angeles, she began playing Jackie Burkhart on the Fox television series ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2006) at the age of 14. Since ...

(born 1983), American actress *

Mila Mason Mila Mason (born August 22, 1963) is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 1996 with her debut album '' That's Enough of That'', which produced three hit singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Country Air ...

(born 1963), American country music artist *

Mila Mulroney Milica "Mila" Mulroney (Serbian Cyrillic: Милица "Мила" Пивнички; née Pivnički; born July 13, 1953) is the wife of the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney. She was notable for taking on a greater role during her hus ...

(born 1953), Serbian-Canadian campaigner *

Mila Nikolova Mila Nikolova (1962 – 20 June 2018) was a Bulgarian applied mathematician, known for her research in image processing, inverse problems, and compressed sensing. Education and career After working as a science journalist and engineer in Bulgaria, ...

(1962–2018), Bulgarian mathematician *Mila, in the

Mila affair The Mila affair (French: ''Affaire Mila'') is a French media and judicial case relating to freedom of speech and cyberbullying. After a man invoking Islam directed misogynistic and homophobic insults at "Mila" when she rejected his inappropriate s ...

, subjected to online abuse after criticising Islam

Fictional characters

* Mila (''Dead or Alive''), in the video game ''Dead or Alive 5'' * Mila (''Doctor Who''), in audio dramas based on the TV series ''Doctor Who'' * Mila (''Star Trek''), in the TV series ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' *Mila, the goddess of Valentia and the sister of Duma in the video game ''

Fire Emblem Gaiden is a tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Famicom. Released in March 1992, it is the second installment in the ''Fire Emblem'' series and the last to be developed for the Famicom. It bui ...

'' *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 is a Japanese sports anime television series about figure skating. The series was produced by MAPPA, directed and written by Sayo Yamamoto with original scripts by Mitsurō Kubo under the chief direction of Jun Shishido. Character designs ...

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