Milan
Milan is a boy name of Serbian origin, meaning Gracious, dear and loving.
What Milan means
Gracious, dear and loving.
Milan sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Milan comes from
Serbian names come from the Slavic tradition, often built on roots meaning peace, glory, or love, and frequently ending in the familiar Slavic suffixes.
Milan is recorded as Serbian in origin. Browse other Serbian names.
How popular is Milan?
In the boy name rankings we track, Milan falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Milan
Milan spans Love and grace and gentleness, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Milan
These share Milan's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Mila — Gracious, dear.
- Maybelle — Lovable and dear.
- Grainne — Grain; grace; love.
- Shirin — Sweet and charming.
- Milica — Gentle and gracious.
- Anja — Grace and favor.
- Snezana — Snowy; pure as snow.
- David — Beloved.
- Madhav — Sweet like honey; Krishna.
- Milos — Gracious; lover of glory.
- Mungo — Dear friend.
- Adonis — Lord; supremely handsome.