my name
I am told my name Malea is hawaiian and a form of (Mary, Marie, Maria) which seems totally bizarre.in Native American im told it's "bitter"
also heard it means;long haired goddess
beloved
and innoncent beautywhy are there all these meanings? isn't there just one does anyone know the whole truth on this name?
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Malia is the Hawaiian form of Mary. So if one assumes that Malea is simply a respelling of Malia, that could be its ultimately origin, though it's not how it was originally spelled in Hawaiian. The source that says "Native American" for "bitter" is confused. The "bitter" is one of the traditional interpretations of the original meaning of Mary. So that source again is assuming that Malea is a variation of Mary, this time from some Native American language. However, one must be skeptical about sources which attribute names to a general "Native American" instead of giving the specific language or cultural group. Where did your parents find the name? That information would be very useful in tracking down its true origin.
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I actually changed my name when i was 14; i heard it and i like it it kept my old name and gave me a new name... :)i looked up someone on the internet named Malea and she told me it meant long haired goddess in hawaii
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