Ludmilla

Ludmilla is a female given name .

Origin and meaning

Ludmilla has its origins in Slavic, where it means “mild (to) people”, ie “mild” and “gentle” to (fellow) people. L udi = people (people) (same Indo-European origin), milost = mildness (also here common word origin), also: to be “nice”, “kind”, “gentle”. With "Ludmilla" in terms of meaning nothing to do with, but related to the root of the word: "pomilowanie" = (the religious term) "grace". In prayer: Russian “pomilui” = “have mercy”. (Emphasis "pomilovanie" on the 2nd syllable)

Name days (selection)

in the Czech Republic: September 16 (also September 15 )
in Russia: May 7th , July 30th

variants

Ludmila , Lioudmila, Mila (each also with a double L), Ludmiła , Lucy , Luda, Luda, all variants with a "j" as the 2nd letter are incorrect.

The male form is Ludomil, Polish: Ludomił, variant Ludomir.

Well-known namesake

From ruling houses

Ludmilla of Bohemia (9th century), a saint
Ludmilla of Bohemia (around 1170–1240), Duchess of Bavaria
Ludmilla of Podebrady (1456–1503), daughter of the Bohemian King George of Podebrady
Ludmilla Elisabeth von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1640–1672), Countess von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and German hymn poet

Other namesake

Ludmilla Assing (1821–1880), German writer
Ludmilla Dietz (1833-1896), Austrian theater actress and singer (soprano)
Ludmilla Herzenstein (1906–1994), German architect, urban planner and children's book author of Russian origin
Ludmilla Jordanova (* 1949), English professor of history and philosophy
Ludmilla Kunzmann (1774–1843), Bohemian lace trader, entrepreneur and partner
Ludmilla Parfuss (* 1942), Austrian social and professional pedagogue and politician (SPÖ)
Ludmilla Samsonova (* 1998), Italian tennis player

Nicknames

Diesel locomotive of the Deutsche Reichsbahn (series 130, 131, 132, 142), later of the Deutsche Bahn AG (series 230, 231, 232, 242)