Milena (given name)

Milena
Gender	feminine
Origin
Word/name	Slavic
Meaning	mil ("gracious, pleasant, dear")
Other names
Variant form	Milene (French)
Nicknames	Mila, Lena, Mina, Millie, Miley, Mimi
Related names	Milan (male), Milen (male), Milica (Serbian), Mileva (Serbian)

Last updated October 27, 2025

Milena is a feminine given name of Italian, Slavic origin derived from "mil" meaning "kind", "beloved" or "dear". It is the feminine form of the male names Milan and Milen. It is popular in Slavic countries such as Serbia, Montenegro, Poland, Bulgaria ^[1], the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Croatia, Russia, Belarus, as well as other countries like Armenia or Romania.^[2]

People

Milena Agudelo (born 1985), Colombian pole vaulter
Milena Agus, Italian author from Sardinia
Milena Andonova, Bulgarian screenwriter and film director
Milena Apostolaki, Greek politician
Milena Bajić (born 1996), Montenegrin basketball player
Milena Baldassarri (born 2001), Italian rhythmic gymnast
Milena Balsamo (born 1961), Italian Paralympic athlete
Milena Bertolini (born 1966), Italian footballer and manager
Milena Bićanin, Serbian politician
Milena Mileva Blažić (born 1956), Slovenian literary historian and professor
Milena Büchs, German ecological economist
Milena Bykova (born 1998), Russian snowboarder
Milena Calderón Sol de Escalón, Salvadoran politician
Milena Canonero (born 1946), Italian costume designer
Milena Čelesnik (1933–2017), Slovenian discus thrower
Milena Ćeranić (born 1986), Serbian pop-folk singer
Milena Chlumová (born 1946), Czech cross-country skier
Milena Cillerová (born 1945), Czech cross-country skier
Milena Ćorilić, Serbian politician
Milena Dimova (born 1994), Bulgarian volleyball player
Milena Doleželová-Velingerová (1932–2012), Czech Sinologist
Milena Dragićević Šešić (born 1954), Serbian academic
Milena Dravić (1940–2018), Serbian actress
Milena Duchková (born 1952), Czech athlete
Milena Dvorská (1938–2009), Czech actress
Milena Ercolani (born 1963), Sammarinese poet and novelist
Milena Foltýnová-Gschiessl (1950–1993), Czech handball player
Milena Gabanelli (born 1954), Italian journalist and television host
Milena Gaiga (born 1964), Canadian field hockey player
Milena Gasperoni (born 1961), Sammarinese politician
Milena Gimón (born 1980), Venezuelan sports journalist
Milena Glimbovski, German entrepreneur
Milena Górska (born 2003), Polish rhythmic gymnast
Milena Govich (born 1976), American actress
Milena Greppi (1929–2016), Italian hurdler and sprinter
Milena Harito (born 1966), Albanian politician
Milena Herrera García (born 1975), Spanish politician
Milena Holmgren (born 1966), Chilean ecologist
Milena Hübschmannová (1933–2005), Czech linguist and Romani scholar
Milena Jelinek (1935–2020), Czech-American screenwriter
Milena Jesenská (1896–1944), Czech journalist, writer, and translator
Milena Kaneva (21st century), Bulgarian film producer and director
Milena Kitic (born 1968), Serbian American operatic mezzo-soprano
Milena Kokosz (born 2001), Polish footballer
Milena Kordež (born 1953), Slovenian cross-country skier
Milena Králíčková (born 1972), Czech physician, researcher, and university professor
Milena "Mila" Kunis (born 1983), American-Ukrainian actress
Milena Łukasiewicz, Polish diplomat
Milena Mariano (born 2000), Brazilian rugby sevens player
Milena Mavrodieva (born 1974), Bulgarian artistic gymnast
Milena Mayorga (born 1976), model and beauty pageant contestant who represented El Salvador in Miss Universe 1996
Milena Meisser (born 1979), Swiss snowboarder
Milena Mesa (born 1993), Cuban handball player
Milena Miconi (born 1971), Italian actress and model
Milena Milani (1917–2013), Italian writer, journalist, and artist
Milena Milašević (born 1984), Montenegrin athlete
Milena Milošević (1950–2016), Serbian politician
Milena Minkova, Bulgarian classical philologist
Milena Moser (born 1963), Swiss writer
Milena Müllerová (1923–2009), Czech gymnast
Milena Nekvapilová (born 1977), Czech tennis player
Milena Nikolić (born 1992), Bosnian footballer
Milena Nikolova (born 1984), Bulgarian writer
Milena Olszewska (born 1984), Polish Paralympic archer
Milena Palakarkina, French painter
Milena Pavlović-Barili (1909–1945), Serbian painter and poet
Milena Penkowa (born 1973), Danish physician and former neuroscientist
Milena Pergnerová (born 1975), Czech sprint canoer
Milena Petkovic (born 1993), Serbian handball player
Milena Pires (born 1966), East Timorese politician
Milena Plavšić, Bosnian-born Serbian folk singer
Milena Popović, Serbian politician
Milena Radecka (born 1984), Polish volleyball player
Milena Raičević (born 1990), Montenegrin handball player
Milena Rakocević, Serbian fashion photographer
Milena Rašić (born 1990), Serbian volleyball player
Milena Rázgová (born 1969), Slovak basketball player
Milena Reljin (born 1967), Yugoslavian rhythmic gymnast
Milena Rosner (born 1980), Polish volleyball player
Milena Leticia Roucka "Rosa Mendes" (born 1979), Canadian professional wrestler
Milena Salcedo (born 1988), Colombian cyclist
Milena Salvini (1933–2022), Indian Kathakali dancer
Milena Sidorova (born 1936), Ukrainian-Dutch choreographer and former ballet dancer
Milena Slavova (born 1966), Bulgarian punk-rock singer
Milena Smit (born 1996), Spanish actress
Milena Šoltészová (born 1939), Czech printmaker
Milena Strnadová (born 1961), Czech former track and field athlete
Milena Titoneli (born 1998), Brazilian taekwondo practitioner
Milena Tomayconsa (born 2001), Peruvian footballer
Milena Toscano (born 1984), Brazilian actress and model
Milena Trendafilova (born 1970), Bulgarian weightlifter
Milena Tůmová, former ice dancer for Czechoslovakia
Milena Turk, Serbian politician
Milena Usenik (1934–2023), Slovenian shot putter
Milena Venega (born 1996), Cuban rower
Milena Vučić (born 1986), Montenegrin singer
Milena Vukotić (1847–1923), Queen of Montenegro
Milena Vukotic (born 1935), Italian actress
Milena Vuković (born 1986), Serbian footballer
Milena Warthon (born 2000), Peruvian singer-songwriter
Milena Zupančič (born 1946), Slovenian actress
Milena Nikolova "Milenita" (born 1975), Bulgarian pop and jazz singer
Milena Milutina "The Milentalist" (born 2000), Scottish-Latvian Semi-Pro Wrestler

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