Female Ukrainian name (Людмила)
Liudmyla (Ukrainian: Людмила) is a female name of Slavic origin meaning «dear to the people», «cherished by the nation», «one dear to the hearts of people».
The name is formed from two Proto-Slavic roots: *ljud- («people, nation») and *milъ («dear, beloved»). It entered Christian tradition through Saint Liudmila of Bohemia (c. 860–921) — a princess, grandmother of Saint Wenceslas of Bohemia, who became the first canonized saint of the Czech lands. The Ukrainian tradition inherited this name through the shared West-and-East-Slavic church heritage; in Ukrainian usage it is one of the most popular female names of the 20th century, especially in its second half.
Proto-Slavic roots: ljudŭ («people, nation») + milŭ («dear, beloved»); composite sense «dear to the people».
Equivalents in other languages: Ludmila (Czech, Slovak, Russian, Latvian), Ludmiła (Polish), Ljudmila (Slovene, Serbian, Croatian), Ludmilla (Bulgarian, German), Liudmila (Belarusian, Russian).
Людонька, Люсенька, Люсечка, Очка, Людмилка, Людочка, Людуня, Людуся, Людуська.
| Nominative | Людмила |
| Genitive | Людмили |
| Dative | Людмилі |
| Accusative | Людмилу |
| Instrumental | Людмилою |
| Locative | Людмилі |
| Vocative | Людмило |