Given name & surname
Malla
“one who is industrious and hardworking”
In Finnish use, Malla is a diminutive of Amalia. One German interpretation is “one who is industrious and hardworking.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Finnish use, Malla is a diminutive of Amalia. One German interpretation is “one who is industrious and hardworking.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Finnish use, Malla is a diminutive of Amalia. An origin associated with Amalia is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Malla is a diminutive of Maria. In Finnish usage, Malla is a diminutive of Amalia.
Malla’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Malla is a diminutive of Maria. In Greek usage, Malla as a surname is a transliteration of Μάλλα. In Finnish usage, Malla is a diminutive of Amalia.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Malla
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