Milica
Milica is a feminine name popular in Balkan countries. It is derived from the Serb word element mil, meaning kind and "dear", with the diminutive suffix "-itsa". The name was used for a number of queens and princesses, including Milica of Serbia, wife of Tsar Lazar, who is honored as a saint in the Serbian Orthodox Church. Milica has been the most popular name for girls born in Serbia since 1991, and is overall the most common female given name in the country. The name is occasionally given the phonetic spelling Milizza in English speaking countries. The name of Princess Milica of Montenegro was often translated as Milizza in English language publications.Individuals named Milica
- Milica of Serbia, Princess of Serbia, wife of Lazar of Serbia
- Milica Despina, Princess consort of Wallachia, wife of Neagoe Basarab
- Milica of Montenegro, Montenegrin princess
- Milica Branković, Serbian princess, wife of Leonardo III Tocco
- Milica Čubrilo, Serbian politician and diplomat
- Milica Dabović, Serbian basketball player
- Milica Davies, Australian classical guitarist
- Milica Janković, Serbian writer
- Milla Jovovich, American actress, model and musician
- Milica Kacin Wohinz, Slovenian historian
- Miliza Korjus, Estonian American operatic soprano
- Milica Majstorović, Serbian singer
- Milica Mandić, Serbian taekwondo athlete
- Milica Mićić Dimovska, Serbian writer
- Milica Miljanov, Montenegrin soldier and WWI heroine
- Mila Mulroney, wife of Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
- Milica Ninković, Serbian feminist, translator and editor
- Milica Pap, Yugoslavian pianist
- Milica Pavlović, Serbian singer
- Milica Pejanović-Đurišić, Montenegrin politician
- Milica Rakić, three-year-old child killed during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
- Milica Šterić, Serbian architect
- Milica Stojadinović-Srpkinja, Serbian poet
- Milica Šviglin Čavov, the first Croatian female doctor.
- Milica Todorović, Serbian singer and actress
- Milica Tomić, Serbian artist
- Milica Bojinova, Bulgarian singer
- Milica Gladnishka, Bulgarian actress
Popular culture
- Milica Bellic, the mother of Niko Bellic, the main protagonist of Grand Theft Auto IV
- Militsa Gnosis, a love interest of Valkyrie Cain, the main protagonist of Skulduggery Pleasant.
