Smilla

Danish

Etymology

From the name of a character in Peter Høeg's book (1992) translated as Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow. Explained in the book as short form of Smillaaraq, coined by adding initial S to a Greenlandic name Millaaraq.

Proper noun

Smilla

1. a female given name of modern usage

Swedish

Etymology

From Danish Smilla, or directly from the Swedish translation of Peter Høeg's book.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Smilla c (genitive Smillas)

1. a female given name of modern usage

Anagrams

• Mallis