Mileva

mee-LEH-vah
Serbian; Macedonian
"gracious, dear"

Mileva Origin and Meaning

The name Mileva is a girl's name of Slavic, Czech, Bulgarian origin meaning "gracious, dear".

Albert Einstein's first wife was Mileva Marić, a Serbian student and his classmate at the Zurich Polytechnic (her childhood nickname was Mitza.) With the newfound popularity of Mila, this obscure Old Slavic name may be discovered outside of its native land.

Famous People Named Mileva

  • Mileva Maric (1875
    1948), first wife of Albert Einstein
  • Mileva Prvanovic
    Serbian mathematician
  • Mileva Lazarević
    child of Lazar of Serbia & Princess Milica