Milan

Meaning

1. A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Milan and the region of Lombardy, Italy.
2. A metropolitan city of Lombardy, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Milan.
3. (historical) A former province of Lombardy.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of AC Milan, the Italian city's football club/soccer team.
5. A female given name.
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Synonyms

Milano

Milanese

Milanese knitting

Translations

Milan

Milano

Mailand

Milán

Milaan

Μιλάνο

Milão

Milan

Milà

Milano

Mediolanum

Milan

ميلانو

Milan

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɪˈlɑn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Milane

Inherited from Old English: Mæġelan

In summary

Inherited from Middle English Milane, Melan, etc., from Old English Mæġelan, Megelan, Mediolana burg, etc. under influence from early forms of French Milan, from Medieval Latin Mediolāna etc., from Latin Mediolānum, q.v. As American settlements, typically after the Italian city. Doublet of Milano.