Italian, Spanish (Milán), and French: habitational
name from the Italian city of Milan (see Milano).
Spanish (Milán): nickname from milán ‘kite’
(the bird of prey).
Czech, Slovak, and
Ukrainian: from the Slavic personal name Milan, a derivative of
names such as Bohumil and Miloslav, containing the
element mil ‘grace’, ‘favor’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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