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Meaning & History
Romanian form of the Slavic name Malina 2.The name could also be directly taken from the ordinary vocabulary word mălin, which has multiple meanings. Its primary meaning is "bird cherry, hackberry" (species Prunus padus, a type of cherry native to northern Europe and northern Asia), which ultimately derives from the same source as the Slavic personal name. More rarely, mălin can also indicate either "common lilac" (the flower, species Syringa vulgaris) or "bat" (the animal, order Chiroptera).