Milan Family History
Milan Name Meaning
Spanish (Milán) and French: nickname from the bird's name milán milan ‘kite’ possibly denoting an avid person. Spanish (Milán) and French: habitational name from the Italian city of Milan (see Milano ). Slovak Czech Croatian and Ukrainian: from the Slavic personal name Milan a derivative of names such as Miloslav and Czech Bohumil containing the element mil ‘gentle dear’ (from Old Slavic milъ). The same Sorbian surname is apparently found only in Germanized forms such as Mihlan. Irish: variant of Millan American shortened form of Serbian or Croatian Milanović (see Milanovic ) Polish Milanowski or some other similar name.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022