Malia

Malia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pycnonotidae – a single passerine species Malia grata, found in Sulawesi.

• Malia (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Malia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Borrowed from Hawaiian Malia (“Mary”) and in some cases from Mālia (“calm”).

• IPA^(key): /məˈliː.ə/

Malia

1. A female given name.

In regular use among Anglophones in Hawaii since the 1970s.

• Lamia, ilama, lamia, malai

The spoken form of Maria, the Hawaiian biblical equivalent of English Mary.

• IPA^(key): /maˈli.a/, [məˈlijə]

Malia

1. A female given name.

• → English: Malia

• Malaea
• Maria
• Mele

• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Malia (which may also stand for Mālia) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 13 women.
• Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names by State: Malia was included in the top hundred first names for girls born in the State of Hawaii in 1965-67 and 1969-2008.