Mila vs. Milla

nicole_1024 · February 23, 2011, 1:59pm

[name]Hi[/name] Berries!

I’ve been wondering lately about the names [name]Mila[/name] and [name]Milla[/name]. I know there was a previous thread about pronunciation, but the results were rather split. So how would you pronounce them and which do you like better? Because I honestly love both and can’t decide between them.

Thank you!

amandachristine · February 23, 2011, 2:03pm

to me [name]Mila[/name] is MEE-lah but [name]Milla[/name] is MILL-ah. I like them both though!

isaberry · February 23, 2011, 4:21pm

[name]Mila[/name]- mee-lah or my-lah
[name]Milla[/name]- always mill-uh

i prefer [name]Milla[/name], it’s so cute!

elsiek · February 23, 2011, 4:51pm

[name]Mila[/name]- Mee-la
[name]Milla[/name]- Mill-ah

They’re both nice, but I like [name]Milla[/name] best.

teacherma · February 23, 2011, 5:04pm

I must agree. [name]Mila[/name] is MEE-la and [name]Milla[/name] is [name]MIL[/name]-ah. I personally would not assume [name]Mila[/name] was MY-la unless I was informed that was how that person pronounced it. I’m pretty sure several European countries also recognize [name]Mila[/name] as MEE-la as well (like [name]Mila[/name] Kunis who was born in Ukraine).

rollo · February 23, 2011, 5:15pm

[name]Mila[/name] is mee lah and [name]Milla[/name] is mill ah and I prefer [name]Mila[/name] but as a nn for [name]Milana[/name].

leah_9 · February 23, 2011, 5:46pm

[name]Mila[/name]= MEE-lah
[name]Milla[/name]- mill-uh

I prefer [name]Mila[/name], it sounds more natural to me.

nicole_1024 · February 23, 2011, 6:05pm

Thank you so much for your replies, guys! The tally is even right now! Two for [name]Mila[/name], two for [name]Milla[/name].

Personally, I’d use it as a nickname for [name]Matilda[/name], which is my second favorite girls’ name. But it works for lots of names.

nicole_1024 · February 24, 2011, 1:41pm

Bump! Is there really no one else?

handsonthewheel · February 24, 2011, 2:27pm

In Eastern European countries, both [name]Mila[/name] and [name]Milla[/name] are always pronounced Mee-luh. It’s usually short for Ludmilla (or [name]Ludmila[/name]). Given the context, I would never pronounce them any other way. [name]Milla[/name] Jovovich is a perfect example:

nicole_1024 · February 25, 2011, 2:34pm

Oh, thank you for that link! Certainly helped.

[name]Camila[/name] is rather high on the charts – at least more so than I expected. Somewhere in the middle of the Top 100. So does that mean there’ll be more [name]Milas[/name] running around? :lol:

truffles · February 25, 2011, 6:44pm

[name]Mila[/name]: mee-lah, [name]Milla[/name]: mill-ah. I’ve never heard either pronounced my-lah (that would be [name]Myla[/name] in my book!). Prefer [name]Mila[/name] on it’s own but if it’s going to be a nickname for [name]Matilda[/name]/[name]Camilla[/name] then I prefer [name]Milla[/name]! [name]Hope[/name] that helps!