Definition of "Mila"

At the end of the evening―and remember it was a sad occasion―Auntie Fanny says, 'Shoiley, do me a favour, ask Myla'―she never called her Mila―'for the recipe.'

1992, Sally Armstrong, Mila, Macmillan Canada, page 59

My name is Mila. Mila is the name others gave me. The ones who found me. Mila is miracle.

1996, Karen Hesse, The Music of Dolphins, Scholastic Inc., published 1998, page 52

And she persisted in calling me Mila after I had decreed that people should now use my full name: Sharmila.

2003, Dina Mehta, Mila in Love, Penguin Books, page 4