Malia
[məˈliːə]Meaning
hawaiian form of maria
Background Story
Malia is the Hawaiian form of Maria. The name saw a spike in popularity in 2009, likely because of Malia Obama, the eldest daughter of American president Barack Obama, who was born in 1998.
Related Names
Maiya
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Maleah
A variant of the name Malia
Manja
Diminutive of Marija, used independently
Meera
Alternate transcription of the Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada name Mira
Megan
Welsh diminutive of Margaret, from Greek margarítēs, "pearl"
Mette
Danish diminutive of Margaret
Milva
Recorded as a feminine given name in Italian
Minya
Arabic name, from Arabic المِنْيَا (al-minyā)
Mirka
Diminutive of Miroslava and other names containing the Slavic element mirŭ, "peace" or "world"
Ailyn
A variation of the name Aileen, meaning 'bright, shining light'