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

Balkan The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with 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 throug ...

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 Princess Milica Hrebeljanović née Nemanjić ( · ca. 1335 – November 11, 1405) also known as Empress (''Tsaritsa'') Milica, was a royal consort of Serbia by marriage to Prince Lazar, who fell in the Battle of Kosovo. After her husband's de ...

, wife of

Tsar Lazar Lazar Hrebeljanović ( sr-Cyrl, Лазар Хребељановић; – 15 June 1389) was a medieval Serbian ruler who created the largest and most powerful state on the territory of the disintegrated Serbian Empire. Lazar's state, referre ...

, who is honored as a

saint In Christianity, Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of sanctification in Christianity, holiness, imitation of God, likeness, or closeness to God in Christianity, God. However, the use of the ...

in the

Serbian Orthodox Church The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodox Church#Constit ...

. Milica has been the most popular name for girls born in

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since 1991, and is overall the most common female given name in the country.Most popular Serbian names (Census 2011)
/ref> The English version of the name is Milicent. The name of

Princess 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 second eldest daughter of King Nicholas I Petrović-Njego� ...

was often translated as Milizza in English language publications.

Individuals named Milica

(1335–1405), Princess of Serbia, wife of

Lazar of Serbia Lazar Hrebeljanović ( sr-Cyrl, Лазар Хребељановић; – 15 June 1389) was a medieval Serbian ruler who created the largest and most powerful state on the territory of the disintegrated Serbian Empire. Lazar's state, referre ...

* Milica Despina (1485–1554), Princess consort of Wallachia, wife of

Neagoe Basarab Neagoe Basarab (; – 15 September 1521) was the Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia between 1512 and 1521. Born into the boyar family of the Craiovești (his reign marks the climax of the family's political influence) as the son of Pârvu Craioves ...

* Milica 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 in ...

* Milica Čubrilo (born 1969), Serbian politician and diplomat *

Milica Dabović Milica Dabović ( sr-cyr, Милица Дабовић; born 16 February 1982) is a former Serbian professional women's basketball player. She represented the Serbian national basketball team, winning Olympic bronze with the team at the 2016 Summ ...

(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 September 1998) is a Serbian long jumper. Retrieved 29 April 2025. She represented her country in the long jump at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Career Junior career As a junio ...

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

Milla Jovovich Milica Bogdanovna Jovović; ; ( ; born December 17, 1975), known professionally as Milla Jovovich (), is an American actress and former fashion model. Her starring roles in numerous science fiction film, science-fiction and action films led th ...

(born 1975 as Milicaa Jovović), American actress, model and musician *

Milica Kacin Wohinz Milica Kacin Wohinz (née Brezigar; 12 October 1930 – 29 December 2021) was a Slovenian historian best known for her seminal study on the history of the forceful Italianization of the Slovene minority in Italy (1920–1947) that took place be ...

(1930–2021), Slovenian historian *

Milica Majstorović Milica Majstorović (; born 9 October 1989) is a Serbian singer. She came to media attention as a contestant in regional television show '' Operacija Trijumf'', while her debut single "Savršeni par" was released on 6 January 2009. On 20 Februar ...

(born 1989), Serbian singer *

Milica Mandić Milica Mandić ( sr-cyr, Милица Мандић, born 6 December 1991) is a Serbian retired taekwondo athlete. She is a two-time Olympic champion in the Women's +67 kg category, having won gold medals at the 2012 and 2020 Summer Olympics. She ...

(born 1991), Serbian taekwondo athlete *

Milica Mićić Dimovska Milica Mićić Dimovska(1947–2013) was a Serbian writer. She has written numerous novels and collections of short stories and won a number of awards. Her works have been translated into English, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Slovak, and Swedish. ...

(1947–2013), Serbian writer *

Milica Miljanov Milica Miljanov ( sr-cyrl, Милица Миљанов; c. 1860 – 1950) was a Montenegro, Montenegrin soldier and war heroine in World War I. She was on active service at an age when even men were relieved from active duty, and fought across the ...

(ca. 1860–?), Montenegrin soldier and WWI heroine *

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

(born 1953 as Milica Pivnički), wife of Canadian Prime Minister

Brian Mulroney Martin Brian Mulroney (March 20, 1939 – February 29, 2024) was 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 studi ...

Milica Ninković Milica Ninković (30 January 1854 – 18 November 1881) was a Serbian feminist, translator and editor. Life Milica Ninković was born on 30 January 1854 in Újvidék, in the Kingdom of Hungary (now Novi Sad, Serbia). She attended the School of ...

(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 t ...

(born 1973), Yugoslavian pianist *

Milica Pavlović Milica Pavlović ( sr-Cyrl, Милица Павловић, ; born 11 August 1991) is a Serbs in Switzerland, Swiss-born Serbian singer. She came to prominence as a contestant on the singing competition show ''Zvezde Granda'' in 2011. Pavlović ha ...

(born 1991), Serbian singer *

Milica Pejanović-Đurišić Milica Pejanović-Đurišić ( Montenegrin Cyrillic: Милица Пејановић-Ђуришић; born 27 April 1959) is a Montenegrin professor and politician who was Minister of Defense from 2012 to 2016. She is the first woman to hold this ...

(born 1959), Montenegrin politician * Milica Rakić (1996–1999), three-year-old Serbian child killed during the

NATO bombing of Yugoslavia The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) carried out an aerial bombing campaign against the Serbia and Montenegro, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War. The air strikes lasted from 24 March 1999 to 10 June 1999. The bombing ...

* Milica Šterić (1914–1998), Serbian architect * Milica Stojadinović-Srpkinja (1828–1878), Serbian poet * Milica Šviglin Čavov, Croatian female doctor * Milica Todorović (born 1990), Serbian singer and actress * Milica Tomić (born 1960), Serbian artist

Fictional characters

* Milica Bellic, the mother of

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, the main protagonist of ''

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'' * Militsa Gnosis, a love interest of Valkyrie Cain, the main protagonist of ''

Skulduggery Pleasant ''Skulduggery Pleasant'' is a series of Dark fantasy, dark fantasy novels written by Irish author Derek Landy. Tom Percival is the series' illustrator. The books revolve around the adventures of fledgling detective Valkyrie Cain and her mentor ...

''.

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