Smilla
[ˈsmɪlə]Meaning
invented by Peter Høeg for his 1992 novel, explained in the book as a short form of Smillaaraq
Background Story
Smilla was invented by the Danish author Peter Høeg for the heroine of his novel Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow (1992). In the book the name is explained as a short form of Smillaaraq, a blend of Danish smil "smile" and the Greenlandic name Miillaaraq. The name is used in Danish, and in Swedish either from Danish or directly from the Swedish translation of the novel.
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