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

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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

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. 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 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

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

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

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(born 1975 as Milicaa Jovović), American actress, model and musician * Milica Kacin Wohinz (1930–2021), Slovenian historian * Milica Majstorović (born 1989), Serbian singer * Milica Mandić (born 1991), Serbian taekwondo athlete * Milica Mićić Dimovska (1947–2013), Serbian writer * Milica Miljanov (ca. 1860–?), Montenegrin soldier and WWI heroine * Mila Mulroney (born 1953 as Milica Pivnički), wife of Canadian Prime Minister

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* Milica Ninković (1854–1881), Serbian feminist, translator and editor * Milica Pap (born 1973), Yugoslavian pianist * Milica Pavlović (born 1991), Serbian singer * Milica Pejanović-Đurišić (born 1959), Montenegrin politician * Milica Rakić (1996–1999), three-year-old Serbian child killed during the

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* 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 Niko Bellic, the main protagonist of ''

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

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Individuals named Milica

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