Milosava as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Milosava

What is the meaning of the name Milosava ?

The baby name Milosava is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced mee-LOH-sah-vah (IPA: /miˈlɔsavə/).

Milosava is Slavic in Origin.

Milosava is a South Slavic feminine given name formed from Proto-Slavic milŭ “dear, gracious” and slava “glory, fame”; in Serbian–Montenegrin usage the cluster often contracts to -sav-, yielding Milosav/Milosava alongside the pan‑Slavic Miloslav/Miloslava. It appears in medieval Serbian charters and later parish registers, and has persisted in Orthodox communities of Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro, though rarer today than Milica or Mila. The meaning is commonly interpreted as “gracious glory” or “beloved fame.”

Variants and cognates include Miloslava (Czech, Slovak, Russian/Ukrainian Милослава) and Polish Miłosława; the Serbian spelling is Милосава. Diminutives and pet forms include Mila, Milja, Savka, and Slavka. A noted bearer is Milosava Perunović, a Montenegrin heroine of World War I. The name today suits parents seeking a dignified traditional Slavic choice with the fashionable nickname Mila while preserving a clear sense of heritage.

⚙ Milosava is seldom given. We count 12 recorded uses of it across 3 countries.