Comments for MAHALIA:

Mahalia is Hebrew and means Affection.

-- Anonymous User  6/1/2005

The name Mahalia was used in some of the Southern European ancient civilisations. It means 'cook'.

-- jamm  8/7/2005

Mahalia Jackson, considered one of the world's greatest gospel singers, was a famous bearer of this name.

-- WeloveyouJesseLacey  11/27/2005

Australian rocker Jimmy Barnes has a daughter who has this name.

-- bschoer10  2/20/2006

A young girl at my church has this name. Her sister's name is Melelia, pronounced "muh-lale-ee-uh", so the names are very similar. I think it's bold to name your child these names, they are unique and not many people have heard of them. Beautiful to hear though.

-- keegankira  8/20/2006

"Mahal" in Bahasa Indonesian means "expensive". In India, the Taj Mahal's name means "Crown Palace" -- taj = crown + mahal = palace.

-- leananshae  12/26/2007

I have heard this name pronunated as both m-HAY-lee-a and m-harl-E-a.

-- katis  7/11/2008

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