Milica ( sr-Cyrl, Милица; pronounced 'Millitsa') is a feminine name popular in

Balkan The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...

countries. It is a diminutive form of the given name Mila, meaning 'kind', 'dear' or 'sweet'. The name was used for a number of queens and princesses, including Milica of Serbia, wife of Tsar Lazar, who is honored as a

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in the

Serbian Orthodox Church The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian denomination, Christian churches. The majori ...

. Milica has been the most popular name for girls born in Serbia since 1991, and is overall the most common female given name in the country.Most popular Serbian names (Census 2011)
/ref> The name is occasionally given the phonetic spelling ''Milizza'' in English speaking countries. The name of Princess Milica of Montenegro was often translated as Milizza in English language publications.

Individuals named Milica

* Milica of Serbia (1335–1405), Princess of Serbia, wife of Lazar of Serbia * Milica Despina (1485–1554), Princess consort of Wallachia, wife of Neagoe Basarab *

Milica of Montenegro Princess Milica Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro, also known as Grand Duchess Militza Nikolaevna of Russia, (14 July 1866 – 5 September 1951) was a Montenegrin princess. She was the daughter of King Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro ...

(1866–1951), Montenegrin princess * Milica Branković (died 1464), Serbian princess, wife of

Leonardo III Tocco Leonardo III Tocco (after 1436 – before August 1503) was the last ruler of the Despotate of Epirus, ruling from the death of his father Carlo II Tocco in 1448 to the despotate's fall to the Ottoman Empire in 1479. Leonardo was one of the last ...

* Milica Čubrilo (born 1969), Serbian politician and diplomat * Milica Dabović (born 1982), Serbian basketball player * Milica Davies (born 1981 as Milica Ilić), Australian classical guitarist *

Milica Gardašević Milica Gardašević ( sr-Cyrl, Милица Гардашевић; born 28 August 1998) is a Serbian long jumper. She won a gold medal at the 2022 Mediterranean Games The 2022 Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض الم� ...

(born 1998), Serbian long jumper * Milica Janković (1881–1939), Serbian writer *

Milla Jovovich Milica Bogdanovna Jovovich; sr-Latn, Milica Bogdanovna Jovović; russian: Милица Богдановна Йовович; uk, Милиця Богданoвна Йовович ( ; born December 17, 1975), known professionally as Milla Jovo ...

(born 1975 as Milicaa Jovović), American actress, model and musician * Milica Kacin Wohinz (born 1930), Slovenian historian * Milica Majstorović (born 1989), Serbian singer * Milica Mandić (born 1991), Serbian taekwondo athlete * Milica Mićić Dimovska (1947–2013), Serbian writer * Milica Miljanov (born ca. 1860), Montenegrin soldier and WWI heroine * Mila Mulroney (born 1953 as Milica Pivnički), wife of Canadian Prime Minister

Brian Mulroney Martin Brian Mulroney ( ; born March 20, 1939) is a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as the 18th prime minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993. Born in the eastern Quebec city of Baie-Comeau, Mulroney studied political sci ...

* Milica Ninković (1854–1881), Serbian feminist, translator and editor *

Milica Pap Milica Pap (born December 14, 1973 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia) is a classical pianist of Bosnian-Herzegovinian, Serbian and Croatian descent. Biography Pap is a Balkan pianist and music teacher. Her father Ljudevit Pap (or Lajos Papp to use th ...

(born 1973), Yugoslavian pianist * Milica Pavlović (born 1991), Serbian singer * Milica Pejanović-Đurišić (born 1959), Montenegrin politician *

Milica Rakić Milica Rakić ( sr-Cyrl, Милица Ракић; 9 January 1996 – 17 April 1999) was a three-year-old Serbian girl who was killed by a cluster munition during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. Biography Milica Rakić was born in Belgrade on 9 ...

(1996–1999), three-year-old child killed during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia * Milica Šterić (1914–1998), Serbian architect * Milica Stojadinović-Srpkinja (1828–1878), Serbian poet *

Milica Šviglin Čavov Milica Šviglin Čavov was the first Croatian female doctor. She graduated from the Medical School in Zürich in 1893, but was not allowed to work in Croatia. Her first job was in a health resort in Germany. She married a Bulgarian doctor, Bogdan ...

, Croatian female doctor * Milica Todorović (born 1990), Serbian singer and actress *

Milica Tomić Milica Tomić (born 1960) also known as Milica Tomic, is a Serbian-born contemporary artist and educator. Her artistic practice is research-based and includes working in the mediums of photography, video, installation art and discursive, educatio ...

(born 1960), Serbian artist

Popular culture

* Milica Bellic, the mother of

Niko Bellic Niko Bellic is a fictional character and the playable protagonist of Rockstar North's 2008 video game ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', the sixth main instalment in Rockstar Games' ''Grand Theft Auto'' series. He also makes non-playable appearances i ...

, the main protagonist of '' Grand Theft Auto IV'' * Militsa Gnosis, a love interest of Valkyrie Cain, the main protagonist of '' Skulduggery Pleasant''.

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Individuals named Milica

Popular culture

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