Milka is a feminine given name found in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia and Montenegro.
It may refer to:
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Milka Babović
Milena "Milka" Babović (27 October 1928 – 26 December 2020) was a Croatian sprint and hurdles runner and journalist.
She won numerous sprinting events in the former Yugoslavia, and was selected the best athlete several times. She also had a ...
(1928–2020), Croatian runner and journalist
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Milka Canić
Milka Canić ( sr-cyr, Милка Цанић; 18 July 1944 – 19 October 2016) was the supervisor of the Serbian TV quiz show "TV Slagalica" (formerly known as "Muzička Slagalica"), which has aired every day at 19:00 CET on RTS channel 1 since ...
(born 1944), Serbian quiz show host
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Milka Chulina
Milka Yelisava Chulina Urbanich (; born January 6, 1974) is a Venezuelan actress, model and Miss Venezuela 1992 winner, second runner-up at Miss Universe 1993 and Top 15 semifinalist at Miss International 1994.
Miss Venezuela
Born to Croatian ...
(born 1974), Venezuelan model of Croatian descent
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Milka Duno
Milka Duno (born April 22, 1972) is a Venezuelan race car driver who competed in the IndyCar Series and ARCA Racing Series. She is best known for holding the record of highest finish for a female driver in the 24 Hours of Daytona. She entered t ...
(born 1972), Venezuelan race car driver
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Milka Hartman
Milka Hartman (11 February 1902 – 9 June 1997) was a Slovenian poet.
She worked as a teacher for home economics in Slovenia and Carinthia
Carinthia (german: Kärnten ; sl, Koroška ) is the southernmost Austrian state, in the Eastern A ...
(1902-1997), Slovenian poet
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Milka Loff Fernandes
Milka Loff Fernandes (born 19 June 1980 in Hamburg) is a German TV presenter and actress of Cape Verdean descent.
Fernandes was, from 1999 until 2004, VJ for the television channel Viva and in 2002 recorded the song ''Girl for a day'' with B ...
(born 1980), German TV presenter and actress
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Milka Planinc
Milka Planinc ( Malada; ; 21 November 1924 – 7 October 2010) was a Croatian politician active in SFR Yugoslavia. She served as Prime Minister of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1982 to 1986, the first and only woman to hold this ...
(1924–2010), Croatian Yugoslav politician
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Milka Stojanovic
Milka is a brand of chocolate confectionery, originally made in Switzerland in 1901 by Suchard. It has then been produced in Lörrach, Germany for the past 100 years. Since 2012 it has been owned by US-based company Mondelez International, when ...
(born 1937), Serbian opera singer
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Milka Tadić Milka Tadić, or Milka Tadić Mijović, is a well-known Montenegrin journalist, media executive and international civic activist.
Biography
Milka Tadić Mijović was one of the co-founders and the executive director of ''Monitor'', the first priv ...
, Montenegrin political activist
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Milka Ternina
Milka Ternina (born Katarina Milka Trnina, pronounced ; 19 December 1863 – 18 May 1941) was a Croatian dramatic soprano who enjoyed a high reputation in major American and European opera houses. Praised by audiences and music critics alike for ...
(1863–1941), Croatian dramatic soprano
See also
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Milcah
Milcah ( ''Mīlkā'', related to the Hebrew word for "queen") was the
daughter of Haran and the wife of Nahor, according to the genealogies of Genesis. She is identified as the grandmother of Rebecca in biblical tradition, and some texts of ...
, Hebrew name מִלְכָּה (meaning "queen" or "ruler")
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Malka, Hebrew name
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Milka – A Film About Taboos'', a 1980 Finnish film
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Milko (name) Milko (Cyrillic script: Милко) is a Slavic name that may refer to:
;Given name
* Milko Bambič (1905–1991), Slovene illustrator, cartoonist, caricaturist, inventor and painter
* Milko Bjelica (born 1984), Serbian professional basketball play ...
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Serbian feminine given names
Croatian feminine given names