"Smilla" meaning in Danish

See Smilla in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From the name of a character in Peter Høeg's book (1992) translated as Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow. Explained in the book as short form of Smillaaraq, coined by adding initial S to a Greenlandic name Millaaraq. Etymology templates: {{der|da|kl|-}} Greenlandic Head templates: {{head|da|proper noun}} Smilla
  1. a female given name of modern usage Categories (topical): Danish female given names, Danish given names
    Sense id: en-Smilla-da-name-Dqu8A-XR Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header

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