Radmila is a popular given female name in Serbia. It is derived from the
Slavic
Slavic, Slav or Slavonic may refer to:
Peoples
* Slavic peoples, an ethno-linguistic group living in Europe and Asia
** East Slavic peoples, eastern group of Slavic peoples
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words ''rada'' (the feminine of ''rade'' meaning "happiness") and ''mila'' ("sweet").
Nicknames
Rada, Radka, Radushka, Radica, Lala, Mila, Mi
Famous bearers
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Radmila Bakočević
Radmila Bakočević ( sr-Cyrl, Радмила Бакочевић, ; born January 5, 1933), is a Serbian operatic soprano who had a major international opera career that began in 1955 and ended upon her retirement from the stage in 2004. During h ...
(born 1933), Serbian operatic soprano with a major international opera career from 1955 to 1982
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Radmilla Cody
Radmilla A. Cody (born 1975) is a Navajo model, singer, and anti-domestic violence activist who was the 46th Miss Navajo from 1997 to 1998.
She was the first biracial Miss Navajo and thus so far the only Miss Navajo partially of African-Americ ...
(born 1975), Navajo/Diné singer and indigenous rights activist
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Radmila Drljača (born 1959), Yugoslav handball player
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Radmila Hrustanović
Radmila Hrustanović ( sr-Cyrl, Радмила Хрустановић, or ; born 25 November 1952 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian politician.
Biography
She finished primary and high schools in Belgrade and went on to graduate from the Univ ...
(born 1952), Serbian politician
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Radmila Karaklajić
Radmila Karaklajić (; 8 October 1939) is a Serbian singer and actress. Karaklajić is most famous for her 1964 release ''Anđelina zumba zumba'' (cover of Louis Prima's "Angelina / Zooma Zooma"), which gained her notoriety in the Soviet Union an ...
(born 1939), Serbian singer and actress
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Radmila "Rada" Manojlović (born 1985), Serbian pop folk singer
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Radmila Miljanić-Petrović (born 1988), Montenegrin handball player
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Radmila Perišić (born 1980), Serbian judoka
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Radmila Šekerinska
Radmila Šekerinska Jankovska ( ; born 10 June 1972) is a Macedonian politician who has been serving as the Secretary General of NATO#Deputy Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General of NATO since December 2024. Previously she served as the Mi ...
(born 1972), Macedonian politician and Defense Minister
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Radmila Savić
Radmila "Rada" Savić ( sr-cyrl, Радмила "Рада" Савић, born 18 June 1961 in Belgrade) is a former Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Gam ...
(born 1961), Yugoslav handball player
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Radmila Šekerinska
Radmila Šekerinska Jankovska ( ; born 10 June 1972) is a Macedonian politician who has been serving as the Secretary General of NATO#Deputy Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General of NATO since December 2024. Previously she served as the Mi ...
(born 1972), leader of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia
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Radmila Smiljanić
Radmila Smiljanić ( sr-cyr, Радмила Смиљанић; born 25 July 1940) is a Serbian classical and opera soprano singer who has had an active international career in operas and concerts since 1965. She has sung leading romantic roles oppos ...
(born 1940), Serbian opera singer
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Radmila Vasileva
Radmila Vasileva () (born 5 January 1964) is a Bulgarian basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded ...
(born 1964), Bulgarian basketball player
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Slavic names
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