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Etymology edit

Probably from Czech Ludmila. Popularized by Russian writers of the early 19th century. May be analyzed as люд (ljud) or лю́ди (ljúdi) + мила́ (milá), short feminine form of ми́лый (mílyj), i.e. dear to the people, beloved by the people.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Людми́ла (Ljudmílaf anim (genitive Людми́лы, nominative plural Людми́лы, genitive plural Людми́л)

  1. a female given name, Ludmila or Lyudmila

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Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

люд (ljud) or лю́ди (ljúdy) +‎ мила́ (mylá), feminine form of ми́лий (mýlyj), i.e. dear to the people, beloved by the people.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [lʲʊdˈmɪɫɐ]
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Proper noun edit

Людми́ла (Ljudmýlaf pers (genitive Людми́ли, nominative plural Людми́ли, genitive plural Людми́л, relational adjective Людми́лин)

  1. a female given name, Ludmyla or Lyudmyla

Declension edit