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Danish
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.
Proper noun
Smilla
- a female given name of modern usage
Swedish
Etymology
From Danish Smilla, or directly from the Swedish translation of Peter Høeg's book.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Smilla c (genitive Smillas)
- a female given name of modern usage
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