Milena (given name) explained

Milena
Gender:	feminine
Meaning:	mil ("gracious, pleasant, dear")
Origin:	Slavic
Nickname:	Mila, Lena, Mina, Millie, Miley
Variant Forms:	Milene (French)
Related Names:	Milan (male), Milen (male), Milica (Serbian), Mileva (Serbian)

Milena is a feminine given name of Slavic origin derived from "mil" meaning "gracious", "pleasant" 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, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Croatia, Russia, Belarus, as well as other countries.^[1]

People

Milena Baldassarri (born 2001), Italian rhythmic gymnast
Milena Canonero (born 1946), Italian costume designer
Milena Ćeranić (born 1986), Serbian pop-folk singer
Milena Doleželová-Velingerová, Czech Sinologist
Milena Dravić (1940–2018), Serbian actress
Milena Dvorská, Czech actress
Milena Duchková, Czech athlete
Milena Gaiga (born 1964), Canadian field hockey player
Milena Gimón (born 1980), Venezuelan sports journalist
Milena Govich (born 1976), American actress
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 "Mila" Kunis (born 1983), American-Ukrainian actress
Milena Mayorga (born 1976), model and beauty pageant contestant who represented El Salvador in Miss Universe 1996
Milena Pavlović-Barili (1909–1945), Serbian painter and poet
Milena Rašić (born 1990), Serbian volleyball player
Milena Reljin (born 1967), Yugoslavian rhythmic gymnast
Milena Leticia Roucka "Rosa Mendes" (born 1979), Canadian professional wrestler
Milena Slavova (born 1966), Bulgarian punk-rock singer
Milena Toscano (born 1984), Brazilian actress and model
Milena Venega (born 1996), Cuban rower
Milena Vukotić (1847–1923), Queen of Montenegro
Milena Vukotic (born 1935), Italian actress
Milena Nikolova "Milenita" (born 1975), Bulgarian pop and jazz singer