Ludmila

See also: Ludmiła, Ludmiłą, and Ľudmila

Czech

Etymology

Name of a Bohemian 9th/10th century saint, from Proto-Slavic *ľudъ (people) and *milъ (dear, nice, gentle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈludmɪla]

Proper noun

Ludmila f

  1. a female given name

Declension

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. Cognate with Czech Ludmila.

Proper noun

Ludmila f

  1. a female given name
  2. a transliteration of the Russian female given name Людми́ла (Ljudmíla)

References

  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Ludmila was the only given name of 16 906 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.