i have been crushing on milena today! like if i were to have a daughter right now she would have to be milena! this is funny to me, as i usually much prefer shorter names (3-5 letters) but milena just seems so sweet to me!
however, melena is blood in the stool this kind of puts me off the name. i like it but that relationship between the two is a bit off putting.
what do you think of it? do you like the name or just find it strange? what middle names would you put with it?
thank you 🫶🏻
Is it pronounced the same? I’m not familiar with either word.
I just searched [name_f]Milena[/name_f] and I see it’s a name used and definitely pops up with results.
It’s like a more rare [name_f]Mila[/name_f] 
I love [name_f]Milena[/name_f], she’s so gorgeous! Stylish and unique but familiar and approachable, with the loveliest nicknames. I know a [name_f]Milena[/name_f] and she wore it well without any difficulties.
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] is lovely - elegant but cheerful! I’ve met one, and I wouldn’t have thought of the word (it’s not one I hear in everyday conversation, so I guess it just depends if you or your family are in medicine?)
Some middles:
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] [name_u]Saffron[/name_u]
[name_f]Lovely[/name_f] name. Not heard it before.
Middles
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] [name_u]Rose[/name_u]
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] [name_f]Fay[/name_f]
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] [name_f]Jolie[/name_f]
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
I’ve been friends with a [name_f]Milena[/name_f] (mih-LAY-nuh) for a decade, and I’ve always loved her name! I think it’s easily wearable and utterly lovely. She’ll correct people on pronunciation, but once people get it it isn’t tricky to recall.
Also [name_f]Milena[/name_f] [name_f]Soleil[/name_f] 
It’s one of my favorites for the meaning! I had no idea about that negative association. I pronounce it Mih-LAY-nuh and it’s beautiful to me, I considered it for my first daughter!
i love it!! i think it’s so sweet and classy. melena doesn’t come to mind for me. the milena i know pronounces it mee-LEHN-uh, so that’s how i’d say it instinctively
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] is pretty! She’s not one of my favorites, but I do find her appealing. The similar feeling Eastern European-y [name_f]Mira[/name_f] is more my style; [name_f]Mila[/name_f] never did much for me, but I do think the sound of [name_f]Milena[/name_f] is lilting and beautiful. I adore [name_f]Mira[/name_f], though - she has been a favorite for a very long time!
I honestly forgot about the melena thing; my understanding is that they are said different? mih-LAY-nah vs. meh-LEE-nah? But I’m not in the medical field and I could be wrong. [name_f]Milena[/name_f] has grown much more popular in the past decade, though, and I think it has less associations with the medical term, but again… I suppose I could be wrong. I’ve seen it enough on these name forums for years that the association has faded for me, but it may still be strong in the real world.
Good luck!
I love [name_f]Milena[/name_f]! She’s so pretty, stylish, unique gem. Eastern european vibe, but easily works anywhere
I like [name_f]Milena[/name_f]. It’s beautiful and has a sophisticated vibe. It’s a fairly common/popular name in parts of Europe and Latin [name_u]America[/name_u]. The medical term doesn’t seem to be in common usage and it has a different spelling and pronunciation anyway, from what I can tell.
I’m a nurse and all I can think of is [name_f]Milena[/name_f].