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Updated August 7, 2024

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Place name : Milan, Italy

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Hungarian : Kind
  • English : Merciful
  • German : A soldier
  • Irish : Servant

Boy name variations

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Italian, Spanish (Milán), and French : habitational name from the Italian city of Milan (see Milano).
  • Spanish (Milán) : nickname from milán ‘kite’ (the bird of prey).
  • Czech, Slovak, and Ukrainian : from the Slavic personal name Milan, a derivative of names such as Bohumil and Miloslav, containing the element mil ‘grace’, ‘favor’.

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