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Malaina

mah-LAY-nah

Popularity

#8731

stable

Letters

7

Syllables

3

Origin

Hawaiian

Total Births

880

Peak Year

#55 in 2007

First Recorded

1965

Style

Modern & Trendy, Soft & Gentle

Spelling

Moderate spelling

What It Means

A modern invented name, possibly a variant of Malia or an elaboration of names ending in '-aina'. Malia has Hawaiian roots, meaning 'bitter' or 'sea of bitterness'.

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Numerology

3

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Personality Traits

GentleGracefulKindResilient

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