Radmila
A Slavic name built from roots for joy and kindness: "happy, dear." Only about a hundred women in Poland carry it, so most people here will never have met one.
Radmila Pronunciation
Radmila is pronounced rahd-MEE-lah (/radˈmila/).
What Radmila means
Where Radmila comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Radmila is a Slavic compound, built from two old roots. The first, `rad`, means glad or caring, and it surfaces in Polish names like Radosław and Radomir. The second, `mil`, means dear or gracious, the same root behind Miłosz and Bogumił. Put together, they give the sense the name still carries: radosna and miła, happy and dear.
The name never spread widely in Poland. It is better known among South Slavs, where Radmila appears on Serbian and Czech registers. A Polish teacher reading it from a class register might pause, then get it right on the second try.
What a bearer inherits is transparent meaning. The roots are not buried under centuries of sound change. Anyone with a little Polish can hear `rad` and hear `mil`. Short. Two parts. Easy to unfold.
The happiness in Radmila was not added as decoration later. It sits in the first syllable, the same `rad` that opens Radosław.
How many people are named Radmila
1 in 221018 women in Poland is named Radmila. 102 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3410 among female names.
Radmila's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.