Malla

See also: malla and mallá

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Nepali मल्ल (malla). Borrowed also from Catalan Malla, a habitational surname from the municipality of Malla, Barcelona.

Proper noun

Malla (plural Mallas)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Malla is the 34758th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 650 individuals. Malla is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (66.31%), Hispanic/Latino (18.62%) and White (10.92%) individuals.

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Faroese

Proper noun

Malla f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Malla: Malluson
  • daughter of Malla: Malludóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Malla
Accusative Mallu
Dative Mallu
Genitive Mallu

Finnish

Malla seen from the east

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑlːɑ/, [ˈmɑlːɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Mal‧la

Etymology 1

From Northern Sami Malla.

Proper noun

Malla

  1. A fell with two peaks, and a nature reserve, in Finnish Lapland.
  2. a female given name of modern usage, transferred from the place name
    • 2014, Anni Kytömäki, Kultarinta, Gummerus, →ISBN, page 407:
      ―Mietin tätä sinun nimeäsi, Hugo sanoo. ―Malla, se on erikoinen nimi. Onko se todella vain Malla? Ei Magdalena?
      Malla. Se on tunturi.
      ―Tosiaan, Hugo mutisee. ―Se on vähän hankala, kuulostaa lempinimeltä. Olet varmaan joutunut usein selittämään mistä nimi tulee.
      ―En.
      ―Täällä voi olla toisin. Ruotsinkielinen sukunimikin on vaikea. Koulussa kaikilla muilla on suomalainen nimi.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
Declension
Inflection of Malla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Malla Mallat
genitive Mallan Mallojen
partitive Mallaa Malloja
illative Mallaan Malloihin
singular plural
nominative Malla Mallat
accusative nom. Malla Mallat
gen. Mallan
genitive Mallan Mallojen
Mallainrare
partitive Mallaa Malloja
inessive Mallassa Malloissa
elative Mallasta Malloista
illative Mallaan Malloihin
adessive Mallalla Malloilla
ablative Mallalta Malloilta
allative Mallalle Malloille
essive Mallana Malloina
translative Mallaksi Malloiksi
instructive Malloin
abessive Mallatta Malloitta
comitative Malloineen
Possessive forms of Malla (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person Mallani Mallamme
2nd person Mallasi Mallanne
3rd person Mallansa

Etymology 2

From any female given name containing the letters ma- plus r or l, such as Maria, Marja and their variants, also Amalia, Matilda, Magdaleena, Malviina, etc.

Proper noun

Malla

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Maria, Marja, Amalia etc.
    • 2010, Matti Yrjänä Joensuu, Harjunpää ja rautahuone, Otava, →ISBN, page 301:
      ―Maija-Kaarina Korhonen. Mutta se tunnetaan yleisesti kylläkin Mallana. Joku lemppari lapsuudesta.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
    • 2010, Katariina Romppainen, Pitkät päiväunet, Karisto, →ISBN, page 119:
      ―Se lähti Ruottiin ja sotkeutu sielä ilkeisiin kuvioihin. Malla-riepu.
      ―Hetkinen, Rita sanoi. ―Onko Marja-Liisakin kuollut?
Declension
Inflection of Malla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Malla Mallat
genitive Mallan Mallojen
partitive Mallaa Malloja
illative Mallaan Malloihin
singular plural
nominative Malla Mallat
accusative nom. Malla Mallat
gen. Mallan
genitive Mallan Mallojen
Mallainrare
partitive Mallaa Malloja
inessive Mallassa Malloissa
elative Mallasta Malloista
illative Mallaan Malloihin
adessive Mallalla Malloilla
ablative Mallalta Malloilta
allative Mallalle Malloille
essive Mallana Malloina
translative Mallaksi Malloiksi
instructive Malloin
abessive Mallatta Malloitta
comitative Malloineen
Possessive forms of Malla (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person Mallani Mallamme
2nd person Mallasi Mallanne
3rd person Mallansa

Icelandic

Proper noun

Malla f

  1. a female given name

Declension


Old Norse

Proper noun

Malla pl

  1. genitive of Mallar

Anagrams

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