Milka
- Meaning:
- Dear, gracious (from Slavic "mil"); also short for Milica or Ljudmila
- Origin:
- Slavic
About the name Milka
From the Slavic root 'mil' ('dear, gracious'); also a short form of Milica or Ljudmila. A traditional Slavic name.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- January 23
Popularity with newborns
Milka has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
9,982 people in Croatia are called Milka, according to the 2021 census. That is #94 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Milka is recorded in every Croatian county.
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.