♂ Name Milan – dear

Origin:	Slavic
Meaning:	dear, pleasant, gracious
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Milan is a Slavic name derived from the element “mil,” meaning “dear” or “gracious.” It is also used as a short form of names such as Miloslav.

Where does the name Milan come from?

Milan is a Slavic name. It is derived from names with the element “mil”, e.g. Miloslav.

What does the name Milan mean?

Milan means “dear,” “pleasant,” and “gracious.”

Word composition

• Old Slavic “milŭ” (милъ) = dear, pleasant, gracious

Other variants

Milan can also be spelled Milán, Milàn, Milann, Mylan or Mylann. Female variants are Mila, Milena, and Milana.

Nicknames

Popular nicknames for Milan are Lenny, Mili, Milo, Miko, and Miki.

Middle names for Milan

Popular middle names for Milan are Mac, Khari, Joziah, Reid, Kayden, Zane, Marcus, Porter, Zev, Gabriel, Zion, Leon, Elijah, Bentley, Kaleb, Angelo, Rodney, and Miller.

Famous people named Milan

• Croatian politician Milan Bandić (1955–2021) was elected mayor of Zagreb six times.
• The son of singer Shakira and soccer player Gerard Piqué is named Milan Piqué Mebarak (born 2013).
• The American record producer, songwriter, and recording artist Milan Radenkovich (1941–1971) was known as “Milan the Leather Boy.” He died at age 29, presumably from brain cancer.
• Milan Puškar (1934–2011), the Serbian American entrepreneur and philanthropist, co-founded the pharmaceutical company Mylan Laboratories Inc.
• Canadian hockey player Milan Lucic (born 1988) plays professionally for the Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League (NHL). He has played left wing since 2007.
• Milan I of Serbia (1854–1901) was king of Serbia from 1882 until 1889. He abdicated in favor of his son, Alexander I of Serbia, in 1889. His son and daughter-in-law Draga Mašin were assassinated by a group of Royal Serbian Army officers.

Other interesting facts

• Milan is also the name of a city in Italy. It is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital of Lombardy. Milan has two famous soccer clubs, AC Milan and Inter Milan.
• In German and French, a milan is a bird of prey in the hawk family.
• The MILAN is a German-French anti-tank missile. It was developed in the 1970s and has been part of the German “Bundeswehr” equipment since 1977.

Pronunciation of Milan

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Last updated: 3/30/2026