Gender Feminine
Scripts Pron. /ˈlud.mɪ.la/ (Czech) /ljʊd.ˈmji.ɫə/ (Russian) [key ·simplify]
Meaning & History
Means "favour of the people" from the Slavic elements ľudŭ "people" and milŭ "gracious, dear" [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] . Saint Ludmila was a 10th-century duchess of Bohemia, the grandmother of Saint Václav. She was murdered on the orders of her daughter-in-law Drahomíra.As a Russian name, this is an alternate transcription of Lyudmila).
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classic mature formal upper class strong refined strange complex serious
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Saint Ludmila with Saint Václav in stained glass from the Czech RepublicSaint Ludmila with Saint Václav in stained glass from the Czech Republic ©
Sources & References
- Trubachyov, Oleg. Etimologicheskiy Slovar Slavyanskikh Yazykov (vol. 15). Moscow, 1974-, page 200.
- Derksen, Rick. Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon. Brill, 2008, page 282.
- Trubachyov, Oleg. Etimologicheskiy Slovar Slavyanskikh Yazykov (vol. 15). Moscow, 1974-, page 194.
- Derksen, Rick. Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon. Brill, 2008, page 317.
- Trubachyov, Oleg. Etimologicheskiy Slovar Slavyanskikh Yazykov (vol. 19). Moscow, 1974-, page 46.
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Entry updated May 26, 2026