Mila

מִלָה

• Gender: Female
• Origin: Jew-ish
• Meaning: word

• Mila is one of those beautifully layered names that means something lovely in almost every language it touches. In Hebrew, it connects to milah, meaning "word." In Slavic languages, it means "gracious" or "dear." And in Spanish, it echoes milagro, or "miracle." Jewish families have increasingly gravitated toward Mila for exactly this reason: it is a name with quiet depth hiding beneath a surface of effortless, cross-cultural charm.

  What makes Mila special is that it feels both global and intimate at the same time. Mila Kunis, who was born in Ukraine to a Jewish family and emigrated to the U.S. as a child, has made this name a household word. Its Hebrew connection to the word for word gives it a literary, almost mystical quality that most trendy names lack — wildly popular for good reason, but still holding a quiet Jewish secret.

• Alternate Spellings: Milah
• Potential Sibling Name:
  Nessa
  ,
  Ella
  ,
  Eli
  ,
  Aidan