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Ludmilla as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ludmilla

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The baby name Ludmilla is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /lʊdˈmɪlə/ — lud-MIL-uh (common English); Russian: /lʲʉdˈmʲilə/ — lyood-MEE-lah.

Ludmilla is Slavic in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Slavic
Pronunciation: /lʊdˈmɪlə/ — lud-MIL-uh (common English); Russian: /lʲʉdˈmʲilə/ — lyood-MEE-lah

What is the meaning of the name Ludmilla ?

The baby name Ludmilla is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /lʊdˈmɪlə/ — lud-MIL-uh (common English); Russian: /lʲʉdˈmʲilə/ — lyood-MEE-lah.

Ludmilla is Slavic in Origin.

Ludmilla is a Slavic feminine name formed from Common Slavic roots ljud "people" and mil(a) "dear, gracious," yielding the sense "beloved of the people." Its prominence traces to Saint Ludmila of Bohemia (c. 860–921), a duchess and martyr whose veneration entrenched the name across the Czech lands and neighboring Slavic regions. The literary revival of Slavic forms further popularized it, notably through Pushkin's Ruslan and Lyudmila, sustaining wide 19th-20th-century usage in East and Central Europe.

Principal variants include Ludmila (Czech, Slovak), Lyudmila/Liudmila (Russian transliterations), Liudmyla/Lyudmyla (Ukrainian), Ludmiła (Polish), and the German/English Ludmilla; Cyrillic form is Людмила. Common diminutives are Lyuda/Luda and Mila; in Czech and Polish, Lída, Lidka, Liduška, Ludka, and Milka also occur. Today the name reads as classic and pan-Slavic, familiar yet slightly vintage outside its core regions.

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Ludmilla – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
MD Girls 0 #92 1 865
EE Girls 0 #124 15 1,888
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
LU Girls 0 #189 2 4,850
AL Girls 0 #210 13 4,141
AO Girls 0 #210 8 4,575
HU Girls 0 #211 13 3,308
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
NA Girls 0 #234 4 7,146
GR Girls 0 #246 4 6,293
PT 0 #248 3 4,161
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
KZ Girls 0 #330 3 5,862
BR 0 #333 13 5,969
GH Girls 0 #335 3 6,973
MU Girls 0 #340 12 8,539
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
Austria Girls 0 #388 33 1,885
France Girls 2021 #403 3 3,185
OM Girls 0 #422 3 15,987
Germany 0 #427 11 2,542
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
PT Girls 0 #430 22 7,952
RU Girls 0 #483 16 11,913
PA Girls 0 #517 2 9,861
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
UY Girls 0 #534 3 6,731
PS Girls 0 #545 3 10,981
CM Girls 0 #558 3 11,671
AE Girls 0 #595 3 20,968
Germany Girls 0 #617 227 4,949
AR Girls 0 #629 2 8,289
IL Girls 0 #640 6 11,648
HK Girls 0 #649 2 16,104
BO Girls 0 #650 2 9,488
LB 0 #689 2 13,263
IT 0 #699 16 4,183
Finland Girls 2026 #727 12 3,895
BR Girls 0 #771 172 12,708
BR Boys 0 #783 3 12,213
TN 0 #865 1 13,765
CL Girls 0 #915 1 14,098
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
United States Girls 2005 #919 6 9,844
NL Girls 0 #932 24 5,933
Spain Girls 0 #972 12 5,561
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
SA Girls 0 #1,014 1 25,931
IT Girls 0 #1,060 400 9,415
CO Girls 0 #1,150 3 16,140
MA 0 #1,199 1 20,986
DZ 0 #1,226 9 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,231 6 25,928
TR 0 #1,254 1 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,266 2 17,781
IT Boys 0 #1,461 11 10,046

Ludmilla is popular in 50 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
AE
AL
AO

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People also ask about Ludmilla

Ludmilla is predominantly a girl's name.
Ludmilla is a 3 syllable name, pronounced /lʊdˈmɪlə/ — lud-MIL-uh (common English); Russian: /lʲʉdˈmʲilə/ — lyood-MEE-lah.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Ludmila, Ludmilla, Lyudmila, Liudmila, Liudmyla and Ljudmila.
Across languages, Ludmilla has these equivalents: Russian: Lyudmila (Lyudmilla), Ukrainian: Liudmyla (Liudmila).
Yes — Ludmilla ranked #403 in France in 2021, and appears in official birth registries across 3 countries.
Ludmilla ranks highest in France (#403 in 2021).
Ludmilla's popularity is declining. It moved from #399 in 2011 to #403 in 2021 in France.