# Milan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /mɪˈlɑn/ · frequency rank #6,593

## Definitions
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. A former province of Lombardy.
4. Ellipsis of AC Milan, the Italian city's football club/soccer team.
5. A female given name.
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## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **min** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milan-vs-min)
- **MLA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milan-vs-mla)
- **milk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milan-vs-milk)
- **mile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milan-vs-mile)
- **mill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milan-vs-mill)
- **mild** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milan-vs-mild)
- **milo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milan-vs-milo)
- **MILF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milan-vs-milf)
- **moan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milan-vs-moan)
- **mina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milan-vs-mina)
- **Mira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milan-vs-mira)
- **milt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milan-vs-milt)
- **miles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milan-vs-miles)
- **Mills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milan-vs-mills)
- **Miley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milan-vs-miley)
- **milky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milan-vs-milky)
- **Moran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milan-vs-moran)
- **Milne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milan-vs-milne)
- **Milly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milan-vs-milly)
- **molar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milan-vs-molar)

## Common misspellings (7)
`imlan`, `mialn`, `milann`, `millan`, `milna`, `mlian`, `mmilan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/milan