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Ludmila as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ludmila

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The baby name Ludmila is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced LYOOD-MEE-lah or LUD-mee-lah; IPA: /lʲudˈmʲilə/ (approx. /ˈlʊdmiːlə/).

Ludmila is Slavic in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Slavic
Pronunciation: LYOOD-MEE-lah or LUD-mee-lah; IPA: /lʲudˈmʲilə/ (approx. /ˈlʊdmiːlə/)

What is the meaning of the name Ludmila ?

The baby name Ludmila is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced LYOOD-MEE-lah or LUD-mee-lah; IPA: /lʲudˈmʲilə/ (approx. /ˈlʊdmiːlə/).

Ludmila is Slavic in Origin.

Ludmila is a Slavic feminine name built from the Proto-Slavic roots lud- 'people' and mil- 'dear, gracious,' so it conveys 'dear to the people' or 'gracious among the people.' It appears widely across Slavic languages: Czech and Slovak Ludmila/Ľudmila, Polish Ludmiła, Russian and Bulgarian Lyudmila (Людмила), Ukrainian Liudmyla, and South Slavic Ljudmila; the double-l form Ludmilla occurs in German and English. Diminutives and pet forms include Lyuda/Luda, Lyusya, Mila, Lída, Ludka, and Miluška.

The name was cemented in Central Europe by Saint Ludmila of Bohemia (c. 860-921), grandmother of Saint Wenceslaus and a revered martyr, which sustained usage in Czech and Slovak lands. In the Russian cultural sphere, Pushkin's poem Ruslan and Lyudmila and Glinka's opera reinforced its appeal, keeping Lyudmila common through the 19th-20th centuries. Today, traditional Ludmila coexists with the globally fashionable short form Mila.

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Ludmila – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
MD 0 #19 16 434
MD Girls 0 #21 153 865
TM Girls 0 #35 1 574
CZ Girls 0 #55 2,126 5,378
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
AO 0 #62 15 2,729
IR Girls 0 #64 2,330 8,334
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
BG 0 #67 14 1,799
KZ 0 #73 18 1,452
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
MD Boys 0 #80 2 756
RU Girls 0 #81 2,207 11,913
AO Girls 0 #88 140 4,575
GE Girls 0 #91 14 1,564
CY Girls 0 #92 30 3,755
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
CZ 0 #100 112 3,154
RU 0 #104 102 3,641
BG Girls 0 #115 121 3,559
IR 0 #125 122 4,221
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
IL Girls 0 #133 1,111 11,648
GR 0 #134 2 3,911
EE Girls 0 #136 7 1,888
MU 0 #136 2 3,613
PA 0 #136 3 3,797
RS Girls 0 #136 2 1,651
KZ Girls 0 #144 271 5,862
PS Girls 0 #148 697 10,981
MT Girls 0 #149 5 3,773
AR Girls 0 #157 1,209 8,289
AR 0 #169 18 2,915
LU Girls 0 #176 10 4,850
SI Girls 0 #176 2 2,769
UY 0 #180 3 2,477
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
GR Girls 0 #191 52 6,293
LT Girls 0 #197 4 1,904
PS 0 #201 18 5,692
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
PL 0 #211 2 2,600
HU Girls 0 #217 9 3,308
BG Boys 0 #219 2 3,850
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
PL Girls 0 #234 137 5,096
NA Girls 0 #236 2 7,146
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
PT 0 #242 9 4,161
IL 0 #244 31 6,291
JP Girls 0 #246 6 6,592
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
HR Girls 0 #288 7 3,687
KZ Boys 0 #294 3 6,578
CZ Boys 0 #298 8 6,530
DK Girls 0 #302 15 7,429
Canada Girls 2010 #303 5 2,861
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
BR 0 #327 19 5,969
MU Girls 0 #328 24 8,539
PE 0 #328 2 6,350
JO Girls 0 #334 6 7,570
PT Girls 0 #334 124 7,952
GH Girls 0 #336 2 6,973
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
QA Girls 0 #339 5 15,378
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
CN Girls 0 #358 2 8,829
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
Finland Girls 0 #360 32 1,368
Austria Girls 0 #381 40 1,885
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
France Girls 2021 #395 11 3,185
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
BD Girls 0 #404 3 8,413
UY Girls 0 #404 109 6,731
UY Boys 0 #411 3 5,922
OM Girls 0 #418 7 15,987
Germany 0 #424 14 2,542
CL 0 #433 2 6,867
Spain 0 #438 15 2,326
AR Boys 0 #439 29 7,628
MX 0 #443 3 8,339
IT Girls 0 #445 2,277 9,415
RU Boys 0 #487 19 12,621
CO 0 #509 2 7,768
PA Girls 0 #516 3 9,861
CR Girls 0 #522 11 11,342
AE Girls 0 #527 27 20,968
GT Girls 0 #535 7 7,500
Germany Girls 0 #542 331 4,949
PS Boys 0 #556 6 10,655
LY 0 #557 3 12,703
CM Girls 0 #559 2 11,671
KW Girls 0 #560 2 19,177
IR Boys 0 #561 5 10,162
BR Girls 0 #578 423 12,708
BH 0 #585 3 17,937
BO Girls 0 #585 27 9,488
IL Boys 0 #619 7 10,983
SG Girls 0 #631 2 18,916
Finland Girls 2026 #643 96 3,895
IT 0 #668 47 4,183
LB 0 #687 4 13,263
Spain Girls 0 #759 226 5,561
SY 0 #761 7 11,684
BR Boys 0 #784 2 12,213
CL Girls 0 #835 17 14,098
TN 0 #864 2 13,765
NL Girls 0 #883 73 5,933
United States Girls 2024 #907 10 8,487
PE Girls 0 #917 27 14,861
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
EG Girls 0 #947 13 14,742
CO Boys 0 #981 1 15,656
SA Girls 0 #1,013 2 25,931
CO Girls 0 #1,060 19 16,140
MY Girls 0 #1,072 1 24,821
TR 0 #1,075 137 19,440
DZ 0 #1,147 30 20,130
MX Girls 0 #1,162 22 17,781
MA 0 #1,193 7 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,231 6 25,928
IT Boys 0 #1,462 10 10,046

Ludmila is popular in 75 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
AE
AF
AO

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People also ask about Ludmila

Ludmila is predominantly a girl's name.
Ludmila is a 3 syllable name, pronounced LYOOD-MEE-lah or LUD-mee-lah; IPA: /lʲudˈmʲilə/ (approx. /ˈlʊdmiːlə/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Lyudmila, Liudmila, Liudmyla, Ljudmila, Ludmiła and Ludmilla.
Yes — Ludmila ranked #303 in Canada in 2010, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Ludmila ranks highest in Canada (#303 in 2010).
Ludmila's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #394 in 2011 to #395 in 2021 in France.