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Maliah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malia.

Mâliãna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Marianne.

Maliawašḫi f Ancient Near Eastern
Ancient Assyrian feminine given name recorded in 18th century BC Assyrian documents from Kültepe. It may derive from the name of the goddess Maliya and potentially (w)ashib meaning "dweller, person who dwells in" or "of".

Malibu f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a beach city in California, which is derived from Ventureño Chumash Humaliwo meaning "the surf sounds loudly".

Malica f Arabic
Variant of "Malika".

Malicha f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Malicha (or Malache, or Lamache) was a woman from Lemnos and the mother of Leucophanes by Euphemus.

Malicia f Popular Culture
Malicia the name of the character Rogue in the French version of the X-Men. Malicia, or Rogue, was created by Chris Claremont and Michael Golden. She is a young woman whose real name is Anna Marie; her power, which is to absorb life energy via skin contact, is both a strength and a burden.

Malie f Hawaiian (Anglicized), English (American)
Anglicized form of Mālie.

Malietta f Romansh (Archaic)
Diminutive of Amalia.

Maligaya f Filipino
Joy

Maliha f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Feminine form of Malih.

Malihah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic مليحة (see Maliha).

Malihe f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian ملیحه (see Maliheh).

Maliheh f Persian
Persian form of Maliha.

Maliina f Greenlandic
Variant of Malîna.

Maliinannguaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Malînánguaĸ.

Maliit f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Malît.

Malija f Croatian (Rare, Archaic), Slovene (Rare, Archaic)
Hypocoristic of Amalija.

Malija f Nyakyusa
Nyakyusa form of Maria.

Málika f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Amália.

Mälikä f Tatar
Tatar form of Malika.

Malika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marlys.

Malikah f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic ملكة (see Malika), as well as an Indonesian variant.

Malila f Miwok
Means "salmon going fast up a rippling stream" in the Miwok language

Malili f English

Mălina f Romanian
Romanian form of the Slavic name Malina 2.... [more]

Malína f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Malina.

Malîna f Greenlandic
Means "the one to follow", cognate of malippaa ("to follow someone") and the suffix -na (denotes a personal name). In Greenlandic mythology Malîna is the goddess of the sun and the sister of Anningan, god of the moon... [more]

Malina f Italian
Diminutive of Amalia.

Malina f Inuit Mythology, Greenlandic
In Inuit mythology, Malina is the name of a solar goddess. She is constantly fleeing from her brother, the moon god Igaluk (Inuit) or Anningan (Grenlandic), and their eternal chase explains the movement of the sun and moon through the sky.

Malina f Romani
Of uncertain origin. Either a borrowing of the Slavic name Malina 2 or the Romanian name Mălina, a direct derivation from the Romani word mal'ina "raspberry" (and thus ultimately a cognate of the Slavic name), or else there might be a relation to the source of the Indian name Malini.

Malina f Medieval English
Diminutive of Mary (compare Malle).

Malina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marlene.

Malina f Afghan
Meaning:?... [more]

Malina f Swedish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Malin.

Malinali f Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Malinalli.

Malinalxochitl f Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "grass flower" or "wildflower" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl malinalli, "tall grass, twisted grass", and xōchitl, "flower". In Aztec mythology, Malinalxochitl was a sorceress and goddess of snakes, scorpions, and desert insects, and the sister of Huitzilopochtli.

Malînánguaĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "sweet little one to follow", combined with Malîna and -nnguaq "sweet, dear".

Malinche f Nahuatl (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Malintzin, which was a Nahuatlized form of the Spanish name Marina. Malinche was a Nahua woman who was an interpreter to Hernán Cortés.

Malinday f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Maline f French (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Greenlandic, Afrikaans (Rare), English (Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare)
French form of Malin as well as a Scandinavian variant.

Maline f Hindi, Indian
“Floral garland”. Variant of Malini and Mala

Malinee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Malini.

Málinka f Czech
Diminutive of Amálie, not used as a given name in its own right.

Malinka f Russian
Derived from the Russian word "malina" meaning "raspberry."

Malinthi f Sinhalese (Rare)

Malintzin f Nahuatl
A Nahuatl rendering of Marina, combined with the honorific suffix -tzin.

Malio f Polynesian Mythology
Name of a sorceress, sister of the Puna rascal, in Hawaiian Mythology.

Maliona f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marion 1.

Malirat f Thai
From Thai มาลี (mali) meaning "flower, blossom, jasmine" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Malis f Khmer

Malis f Khmer
Means "jasmine" in Khmer.

Malisa f Thai
Derived from Thai มาลิ (maa-lii) meaning "flower" (see Mali).

Malisha f Indian

Malisiana f Sotho

Malislear f Khmer
Means "single-flowered jasmine" in Khmer.

Malissa f English (American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Melissa.

Malissia f American (South, Rare)
Elaboration of Melissa or Malissie.

Malissie f American
Variant or diminutive of Melissa.

Malît f Greenlandic
Short form of Matdlîna.

Malivalaya f Thai, Lao
Means "climbing jasmine" in Thai, derived from มะลิิิ​ (mali) meaning "jasmine".

Maliya f African American
Variant of Malia.

Maliya f Near Eastern Mythology, Hittite Mythology
Maliya is the Hittite goddess of gardens, often associated with the horse-god Pirwa and the goddess Kamrušepa. All three gods are connected to horses... [more]

Maliza f Swahili
Accomplished woman

Malja f Faroese
Variant of Malia.

Małka f Yiddish (Polonized)
Polish form of Malka.

Malka f Slovene
Diminutive of Amalija, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Malkan f Chechen
Chechen form of Malika.

Malkat f Northern African, Muslim
Possibly means "queen of the house", deriving from the Arabic element malaka ("queen"). Name borne by a prominent Sudanese author known for her realist novel The Wide Void.

Malkh f Chechen
Means "sun" in Chechen.

Malkhazni f Chechen (Rare)
Derived from Chechen малх (malkh) meaning "sun" combined with хаза (khaza) meaning "beautiful".

Malkia f African American (Rare)
From the Swahili word malkia meaning "queen", a derivative of Arabic مَلِكَة (malika) "queen" (making it a cognate of Malika). This name was borne by American painter Lucille Malkia Roberts (1917-2004).

Malkin f Medieval English, Pet
Medieval diminutive of Mary (via its diminutive Malle) or Matilda (via its medieval English form Mald or Malde; also see Maud)... [more]

Malkyn f Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Mault (see Maud) or Malle.

Mall f Estonian
Originally a short form of Magdaleena, now used as a given name in its own right.

Mall f Scots
Short form of Mallie.

Malla f Finnish, Swedish
Short form of various names including Amalia, Maria, Magdalena and Matilda... [more]

Mallabibi f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek malla meaning "blonde, fair-haired" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Mallagul f Uzbek
Derived from malla meaning "blonde, fair-haired" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Mallamirza f Uzbek
Derived from malla meaning "blonde, fair-haired" and mirza meaning "scribe, scholar".

Mallaqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek malla meaning "blonde, fair-haired" and qiz meaning "girl".

Mallary f American
Variant of Mallory. A notable bearer is country music artist Mallary Hope.

Mallaury f French (Modern)
Variant of Malaury.

Mallavika f Indian

Məlle f Northeastern Neo-Aramaic
Northeastern Neo-Aramaic diminutive of Maryam.

Malle f Estonian
Variant of Mall.

Malle f German (Rare, Archaic)
Hypochoristic form of Amalia.

Mallena f Sardinian
Nuorese contracted form of Matalena.

Mallery f English (Rare)
Variant of Mallory

Mallet f English

Malli f Korean
From Sino-Korean 茉莉 (malli) meaning "jasmine". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Mallia f Italian

Mallidunna f Ancient Near Eastern, Luwian
Possibly deriving in part from the Luwian element ma-al-li ("honey"). Name borne by a ritual practitioner known from fragments of ritual tablets that bear her name.

Mallie f Scots
Variant of Mailie.

Malliina f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Matdlîna.

Mallika f Indian, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Hindi, Thai
Derived from Sanskrit मल्लिका (mallika) meaning "jasmine".

Malloree f English (American)
Variant spelling of Mallory.

Malloreigh f English (American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Mallory.

Mallori f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mallory.

Malloria f English
Variant of Mallory.

Mallorie f American (Rare)
Variant of Mallory.

Mally f Manx (Archaic), Scots
Variant of Molly.

Malma f Indian
Indian name coming from the Urdu word for “gilded”.

Malmfred f & m Medieval Scandinavian, Norwegian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Malmfrid as well as a feminine variant. This is the name of a 12th century queen consort of Norway and Denmark.

Malmfrid f Norwegian
Modern form of Málmfríðr.

Málmfríður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Málmfríðr.

Malmhìn f Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Malamhìn. This name is the original Gaelic form of the Anglicized Malvina.

Malmuira f Scottish Gaelic

Málna f Hungarian (Modern)
Directly taken from Hungarian málna "raspberry".

Maló f Galician
Hypocoristic of María Dolores.

Maloe f Breton (Modern)
Recently coined name intended as a feminine form of Malo.

Maloé f French (Modern)
French form of Maloe.

Malohat f Uzbek
Means "loveliness, charm" in Uzbek.

Maloika f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Malaika.

Małomira f Medieval Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Małomir.

Malon f Popular Culture
Malon is a recurring character in the Legend of Zelda video game series.

Malona m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marlon.

Maloney m & f Romani
Directly taken from Romani maloney "lightning".

Malonia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Maloos f Persian
Persian "Precious"

Malore f Medieval Italian

Maloree f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Mallory.

Malores f Galician
Hypocoristic of María Dolores.

Maloria f Obscure
Possibly a Latinate form of Mallory (compare Malorie).

Malorie f French (Modern), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malaurie.

Maloriette f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Malory f French
Variant of Malorie.

Malou m & f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malo, originally derived from Maclou. This is also used as a feminine name.

Malread f Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Mildred

Malsomi f Mizo

Malthace f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Theatre, History
Latinized form of the Greek name Μαλθακη (Malthake), from Greek μαλθακός (malthakos) "soft" (compare Amalthea). This name was used by Menander for a character in his 4th- or 3rd-century BC play Sikyonioi... [more]

Malti f Indian
A Malti is a flower in India, usually accompanied by the sister, Maudu.... [more]

Maltina f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Maltin.

Maltiti f & m Dagbani
Means "resolve for us" in Dagbani.

Mâlù f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 馬鹿 (mâlù) meaning "red deer".

Malu f Portuguese, Spanish, German
Portuguese contraction of Maria Luísa, Maria de Lurdes and Maria Lúcia, Spanish contraction of María Luisa and German contraction of Marie Luise... [more]

Malú f Spanish
Spanish contraction of María Luisa or María Lucía. A famous bearer is Spanish singer Malú.

Malua f Danish (Rare)

Malucha f Galician
Hypocoristic of Amalia.

Malucia f English (Rare)
A possible play on words for the English word ‘malicious’. This name was used in the movie “Barbie and the Secret Door” as the name of the antagonist of the plot, Princess Malucia, a spoiled young girl who is the first of her bloodline to be born without any magic.

Maluhia f Hawaiian, English
Means "Peacefulness" in Hawaiian.

Malula f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of María Lourdes or María de Lourdes.

Malulani m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian unisex name meaning "heavenly shade" or "heavenly protection".

Maluli f Spanish
Diminutive of María Luisa. This was used by Fernando Fernán Gómez for a character in his play Bicycles Are for the Summer (1977; original Spanish title Las bicicletas son para el verano).

Maluna f German (Modern, Rare)
A new formation containing the Latin word luna "moon". 'Maluna Mondschein' is a series of German children's books by Andrea Schütze.

Malundama f Kongo
Means "hidden things" in Kikongo.

Malusha f Medieval Russian, Medieval Ukrainian

Malva f Swedish, Finnish (Rare), German, Danish, Spanish (Latin American)
Short form of Malvina. It may be partly inspired by Latin, Swedish and Finnish malva "mallow, hollyhock (flower)".

Malve f Estonian

Malvena f English

Malvi f Estonian
Variant of Malve.

Malviina f Finnish
Finnish form of Malvina.

Malviine f Estonian (Archaic)
Estonian form of Malvine.

Malvika f Indian

Malvin f Hungarian
Variant of Malvina.

Malvína f Slovak, Czech (Rare)
Slovak and Czech form of Malvina.

Malvina f Spanish (Latin American)
From Islas Malvinas, the Spanish name for the Falkland Islands.... [more]

Malvinas f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From Islas Malvinas, the Spanish name for the Falkland Islands.

Malvīne f Latvian
Latvian form of Malvina.

Malvine f German (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
German variant of Malwine and French form of Malvina.

Malvolia f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine version of the masculine name Malvolio; derived from Italian, it means "ill will". This name has always been rare, but reached a peak in popularity in the mid-19th Century in Great Britain and America.

Malwandla m & f Tsonga
Means "hospitality" in Xitsonga.

Malwine f German
German variant of Malwina.

Malya f English (Rare)
Variant of Malia.

Malychia f American (Modern)

Malynda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Melinda.

Malysa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Malyssa f English (American)
Variant of Melissa

Mályva f Hungarian (Rare)
Derived from Hungarian mályva "mallow".

Marmalade f English (Rare)
From the English speaking word marmalade, which is a tangy orange jam. On the American animated series "Strawberry Shortcake", Marmalade is the name of Orange Blossom's pet butterfly, and the name of her puppy on "Berry Bitty City Adventures".

Meghmala f Nepali
Derived from the Nepal-based Newar word megh meaning "cloud" and mala meaning "thunder".

Merumalria f Yupik

Moirrey-Malane f Manx
Combination of Moirrey and Malane, referring to Saint Mary Magdalene.

Namalia f Hawaiian
Hawaiian name, meaning "peace".

Nomalanga f Ndebele
Means "mother of sunshine" in Ndebele.

Normal m & f English (American, Rare)

Normal' f Mordvin
"meadow strawberries."

Normala f Malay
Malay variant of Nurmala.

Normalyn f Filipino
Combination of Norma and the popular suffix -lyn.

Nurdzhamal f Tatar
Tatar name of Arabic origin meaning "light of beauty".

Nurmala f Indonesian
Variant of Nirmala probably influenced by Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".

Nurmalawati f Indonesian
Combination of the name Nurmala and the feminine suffix -wati.

Nurmalita f Indonesian
Combination of Nurma and Lita.

Nurzhamal f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Derived from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and جمال (jamal) meaning "beauty".

Oguljemal f Uzbek
From ogul meaning "son" and jemal meaning "beautiful".

Ojamalia f Nigerian
anambara

Oymalak f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon" and malak meaning "angel".

Padmalaya f Hindi
Meaning "One Who Was Born in a Lotus House".

Pamala f English
Variant of Pamela.

Pamalla f English (Rare)
Variant of Pamela.

Philmalene f Filipino
filipino-malaysian

Qemalie f Albanian
Albanian feminine form of Qemal, deriving from Arabic Kamal 1 and Turkish Kemal.

Rasamala f English

Romalda f Aragonese, Lithuanian
Aragonese feminine form of Romaldo and Lithuanian feminine form of Romaldas.

Romaline f French (African, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Romualdine. It is also possible that this name is a combination of Romaine or Romane with a French feminine given name that ends in -line, such as Aline, Coraline and Pauline.

Romalyn f Filipino
Probably a combination of Romaine or Romana with the popular English name suffix -lyn.

Rumalda f Spanish
Feminine form of Rumaldo.

Samal f Kazakh
Means "breeze, wind" in Kazakh, ultimately from Arabic شمال (shamāl) meaning "north, north wind".

Samalasele f Nyakyusa
From the Nyakyusa name for a type of bird.

Samali f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali, Assamese
Means "nosegay, collection of flowers" in Sanskrit.

Shaamala f Tamil

Shamsijamal f Tatar (Rare)
Derived from Arabic شَمْس (šams) meaning "sun" combined with جَمَال (jamāl) meaning "beauty".

Shumaliya f Near Eastern Mythology
Name borne by a Kassite goddess that was closely associated with the royal family.

Shymalche f Mari
Means "quiet", with -alche, a feminine diminutive suffix.

Şimal m & f Turkish
Means "the north" in Turkish.

Sımalçıkh f Khakas
Means "little finger" in Khakas.

Si'umalae f Samoan

Siyamala f Indian

Small-hope m & f English (Puritan)

Somalia f American (Rare)
From the name of the African country.

Somaly f Khmer
Means "the necklace of flowers in the virgin forest" in Khmer.

Sumalee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Sumali.

Sumali f Thai
From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and มาลี (mali) meaning "flower".

Tamal f Uzbek
Means "foundation" in Uzbek.

Tamala f English
Variant of Tamela.

Tamalia f Indonesian, English (Modern, Rare)

Tamalut f Berber
Berber feminine name meaning "shadow".

Temmalureng m & f Buginese

Tourmaline f English (Rare)
From the name of a type of crystal.... [more]

Umaler f Berber
Means "star of the peace" in Tamasheq, language of Tuareg people.

Ungsumalin f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อังศุมาลิน (see Angsumalin).

Ungsumalynn f Thai (Anglicized)
Anglicized transcription of Angsumalin.

Urgamal f Mongolian
Means "plant, herb, vegetation" in Mongolian.

Urgamalmaa f Mongolian
From Mongolian ургамал (urgamal) meaning "plant" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).

Urgamaltsetseg f Mongolian
From Mongolian ургамал (urgamal) meaning "plant" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Vasantamallikā f Sanskrit
Means "spring jasmine" in Sanskrit (species Jasminum sambac), from a combination of Vasanta and Mallika.

Vimaljit f Indian (Sikh)

Vyjayanthimala f Indian (Rare), Tamil (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit वैजयन्ती (vaijayantī) meaning "banner, flag" combined with माला (mālā) meaning "garland, wreath". A known bearer is Vyjayanthimala Bali (1936-), a Tamil Indian actress and dancer.

Wazmal f Kashmiri
Meaning "Beautiful".

Yaowamal f Thai
Alternate transcription of Yaowaman.

Zimal f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From an Arabic word meaning "robe, garment" and also "preparation for a journey".