Baby name
STABLE
🇩🇰 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 Smilla
/SMIL · ah/
Meaning
“S 1992 novel Smilla”
Scandinavian feminine name, possibly a diminutive of Emilia or a creative formation; internationally recognized through Peter Hoeg's 1992 novel Smilla's Sense of Snow.
Nicknames
none
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
Striking and literary; ages well for those who appreciate its Nordic cool.
The cultural moment.
Steady use in Denmark and Sweden since the 1990s, boosted by the novel's fame.