Mala name meaning

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Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Girl
Origin: Hebrew, Germanic and English
Usage: Hindi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Polish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish and Oriya
Pronunciation: m(a)-la
Meaning: Garland and Dirt
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What does Mala mean?

Mala's meaning is Garland or Dirt is used mostly in Norwegian, Finnish, Hindi, Gujarati, Telugu, Danish, Sindhi, Sanskrit, Oriya, Swedish, Malayalam, Polish, Tamil, English, Kannada, Marathi, Sikh and Bengali has its origin in Hebrew, Germanic and English is a unisex name .

Mala is variant of famous and conifer Mahala. Mahala is version of ever lasting, biblical and predominant Mary. Queer Hebrew, American and Native Mahala, meaning of Mahala is "Brave and Woman" is predominantly used in English and Arabic.

Mala is variant form of celebrated Mali. Mali is variant form of unfading and preeminent Amalia. Also Mali is variant form of Its Variant Forms. Mali is also variation of frequently used and conifer Malvina.

Mali is a short version of Magdalena. Also Mali is diminutive of Amalie. Mali is form of Malin in Swedish and Norwegian languages. Mali means Welsh Form of Molly and Fair has origin in Gothic and Sanskrit.

Mala is derivation of May. May is a variation of MaryMaxine. May is an abridged form of Mary and Margaret. May is English equivalent of Mary. Meaning of May is Great, Diminutive of Mary and T has origin in English and Old Greek.

How do I pronounce Mala?

You can pronounce the two syllabled name Mala as m(a)-la.

Variants of Mala

Mali, Mahala, Amalia, Malvina, Malin, Mary, Mahalea, Mahalia

How popular is the name Mala?

Mala is a familiar baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1951 and was able to reach the top 2000 names. In 1956, it ranked 1482nd when 51 girl were named Mala.

There are over 638 babies that have been given the name Mala in United States. Mala is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, even after 21 years of use, it could not make it big.

There are over 116 babies that have been given the name Mala in England and Wales.

Mala is a rare baby name in France there is very thin chances of it still being given as it was last seen in 2001.

However things change on global perspective, Mala is extremely popular in India where every 1 in 3000 have the name. Also the baby name is popular in Bangladesh, Thailand, Indonesia, Nigeria, Cambodia and Sri Lanka.

As per our evaluation, over 580000 people has been named Mala globally.

YearRankBirths
2023688816
2022111648
2021110538
2020950910
2019124157
2018677417
2017992810
2016108439
20151013410
2014130597
View more ▾View full list ▾[1] Source: Social Security Administration

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Numerological analysis of Mala

If you can buy it with money, it means it's cheap. You know you have the power and will to accomplish whatever you imagine on your own. You are an exceptional person, a good listener for your friends and family, but shy as a lover. You like to think you are an intuitive person but you are not. You want to be surrounded by great minds that talk about ideas, achievements and changing the world. In order to gain more than you already have, you need to take uncalculated risks and see where they take you.

Other names liked by soon-to-be-parents that are similar to Mala

  •  Obbo - Chiefly used in Swedish and Frisian, Obbo bestowed upon boys, meaning of Obbo is "Possession or Possession"
  •  Rahab - Offbeat and Fresh girl name Rahab is of Hebrew origin, Rahab means "Extended, Helpful Woman or Large" is used majorly in Danish and Swedish
  •  Maggy - Far-out Maggy dominantly is used in Finnish and English, meaning of Maggy is "Flower Name, Abbreviation of Margaret or The Pearl" bestowed upon girls is rooted from Old Greek
  •  Judita is used majorly in Swedish and Lithuanian is a baby girl name. It is rooted from Hebrew, Judita means "Woman from Jehud or Judäerin"
  •  Benigna - Anomalous Benignas origin is Latin is principally used in Finnish and Portuguese, meaning of Benigna is "Well-Born, Kind or Friendly" is aimed at baby girls

Famous people named Mala

  • Mala Zimetbaum, Belgian woman of Polish Jewish descent
  • Mala Sinha, former Bollywood actress who has worked in Hindi
  • Mala Powers, American film actress
  • Mala Rodríguez, Latin Grammy Award-winning Spanish hip hop rapper
  • Mala Kachalla, was governor of Borno State in Nigeria
  • Mala, musical artist
  • Mala Aravindan, Indian theatre and film actor
  • Malavika Menon in Bramman as Actress
  • Malaika Lue-Hing in A Matter of Light as Actress
  • Mala Ghedia in Jindabyne as Actress

Sources

  1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
  2. Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
  3. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
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