Malla
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Nepali मल्ल (malla). Borrowed also from Catalan Malla, a habitational surname from the municipality of Malla, Barcelona.
Proper noun
editMalla (plural Mallas)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- 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.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Malla”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 499.
Anagrams
editFaroese
editProper noun
editMalla f
- a female given name
Usage notes
editMatronymics
- son of Malla: Malluson
- daughter of Malla: Malludóttir
Declension
editSingular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Malla |
Accusative | Mallu |
Dative | Mallu |
Genitive | Mallu |
Finnish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Northern Sami Malla.
Proper noun
editMalla
- A fell with two peaks, and a nature reserve, in Finnish Lapland.
- 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.- ―I was wondering about this name of yours, Hugo said. ―Malla is an unusual name. Is it really just Malla? Not Magdalena?
―Malla. It's a fell.
―Indeed, Hugo mutters. ―It is a bit tricky since it sounds like a nickname. I guess you've had to explain that name many times.
―I haven't.
―Maybe it's different here. Even a Swedish-sounding surname here is difficult. Everyone else in school has a Finnish name.
- ―I was wondering about this name of yours, Hugo said. ―Malla is an unusual name. Is it really just Malla? Not Magdalena?
Declension
editInflection of Malla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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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 Mallain rare | |
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 | |
abessive | Mallatta | Malloitta | |
instructive | — | Malloin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Etymology 2
editFrom 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
editMalla
- 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.
- ―Maija-Kaarina Korhonen. But she is often called Malla. Some kind of childhood nickname.
- 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?- ―She left for Sweden and got involved in some nasty business. Poor Malla.
―Wait a minute, Rita said. ―Is Marja-Liisa dead too?
- ―She left for Sweden and got involved in some nasty business. Poor Malla.
Declension
editInflection of Malla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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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 Mallain rare | |
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 | |
abessive | Mallatta | Malloitta | |
instructive | — | Malloin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Statistics
edit- Malla is the 432nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 902 female individuals (and as a middle name to 109 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Icelandic
editProper noun
editMalla f
- a female given name
Declension
editOld Norse
editProper noun
editMalla pl
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