This is the 8189th most frequent Russian word.
людмила
The Russian word "Людмила" is a female given name, meaning "favor of the people" or "loved by the people."
Here, 'Людмила' is used as a proper noun referring to a person.
Людмила работает на заводе.
Lyudmila works at a factory.
In this case, 'Людмила' is used to reference the name itself within a discussion about names.
Одно из популярных женских имён в России — Людмила.
One of the popular female names in Russia is Lyudmila.
Here, 'Людмила' denotes the formal name of a person, followed by mentioning her informal nickname.