Milka (given name)

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Gender female Related names Milcah		Word/name Hebrew
Meaning queen, ruler; (good) counsel

Milka is a biblical female given name. In many languages such as German, French, and Serbo-Croatian, Milka is a common transliteration of the Hebrew name מִלְכָּה (meaning "queen" or "ruler"), which is usually transliterated to English as Milcah. In the Bible, Milcah was Abraham's brother's wife and the grandmother of Rebecca (Gen. 24:15.). Milcah is also the name of one of the daughters of Zelophehad (Num. 26:33).

Milka may refer to:

People

Milka Ahlroth (born 1966), Finnish actress

Milka Canić (born 1944), Serbian quiz show host

Milka Chulina (born 1974), Miss Venezuela 1992

Milka Duno (born 1972), Venezuelan race car driver

Milka Fritsch (1867–c.1924), German politician in the German People's Party

Milka Hartman (1902-1997), Slovenian poet

Milka Loff Fernandes (born 1980), German TV presenter and actress

Milka Malfait (born 1990)

Milka Pavlićević (born 1955), Yugoslav-German journalist and director

Milka Planinc (1924–2010), Croatian Yugoslav politician

Milka Stojanovic (born 1937), Serbian opera singer

Milka Tadić, Montenegrin political activist

Milka Ternina (1863–1941), Croatian dramatic soprano

References

Milka (given name) Wikipedia

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