The Name Lyudmila
Lyudmila is a female name of Slavic origin meaning “dear to the people”. Below are the forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Lyudmila is a female name of Slavic origin. Meaning: “dear to the people”. A Slavic name made of the words lyudi, “people”, and milaya, “dear”.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Lyudmila |
| Short forms | Lyuda, Mila, Lyusya |
| Affectionate forms | Lyudochka, Milochka |
Name days (angel’s day)
| September 29 | Martyr Princess Ludmila of Bohemia |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
Lyudmila, by tradition, is a sociable, responsive and home-loving nature. She knows how to get along with people and make a home cosy. She can be touchy. Her strength is kindness and diligence.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Lyudmila («Людмила») in the Russian 1–9 table: Л 4 + Ю 5 + Д 5 + М 5 + И 1 + Л 4 + А 1 = 25 → 7. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 7: analysis and intuition. Seven is the number of the search for meaning: observation, depth, love of knowledge and quiet. The person needs to understand, not only to act; the weak spot is reserve and mistrust.
Vowels give the soul number 7 (analysis and intuition), consonants the personality number 9 (service and breadth). Inner motive: analysis and intuition; outer manner: service and breadth. Such a gap is not bad in itself: others see one side, close people know the other.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): Л=30 + Д=4 + М=40 + И=8 + Л=30 + А=1 = 113, reduced to 5. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
Л (L) — sense of beauty. Artistry, refined taste, a wish to share knowledge and impressions.
Other letters: Ю — striving for the ideal; Д — prudence and family; М — caring; И — refinement and kindness; А — beginning and action.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 7 is linked with Neptune.
| Planet | Neptune |
| Stones | moonstone, cat’s eye, pearl |
| Colours | green, white, pale yellow |
| Favourable days | Sunday, Monday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 7 goes most easily with 2 and 4, and has more friction with 3 and 8.
Goes well with: Veniamin, Vladimir, Vyacheslav, Gennadiy, Elisey, Ivan, Innokentiy, Lev, Leonid, Stanislav.
More friction with: Afanasiy, Egor, Konstantin, Petr, Tihon, Yuriy.
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Outcome
The name Lyudmila carries the meaning “dear to the people”. Name number 7 — analysis and intuition; first letter L — sense of beauty. Inner wishes (analysis and intuition) and outer manner (service and breadth) differ: a person with this name needs close people to see more than what is shown. Name days: September 29.