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 34758^th 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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Malla”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 499.

Anagrams

• Allam, llama

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/, [ˈmɑ̝lːɑ̝]
• 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.

     ―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.

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		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Malla (type kala)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Mallani Mallani accusative nom. Mallani Mallani gen. Mallani genitive Mallani Mallojeni Mallainirare partitive Mallaani Mallojani inessive Mallassani Malloissani elative Mallastani Malloistani illative Mallaani Malloihini adessive Mallallani Malloillani ablative Mallaltani Malloiltani allative Mallalleni Malloilleni essive Mallanani Malloinani translative Mallakseni Malloikseni instructive — — abessive Mallattani Malloittani comitative — Malloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Mallasi Mallasi accusative nom. Mallasi Mallasi gen. Mallasi genitive Mallasi Mallojesi Mallaisirare partitive Mallaasi Mallojasi inessive Mallassasi Malloissasi elative Mallastasi Malloistasi illative Mallaasi Malloihisi adessive Mallallasi Malloillasi ablative Mallaltasi Malloiltasi allative Mallallesi Malloillesi essive Mallanasi Malloinasi translative Mallaksesi Malloiksesi instructive — — abessive Mallattasi Malloittasi comitative — Malloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Mallamme Mallamme accusative nom. Mallamme Mallamme gen. Mallamme genitive Mallamme Mallojemme Mallaimmerare partitive Mallaamme Mallojamme inessive Mallassamme Malloissamme elative Mallastamme Malloistamme illative Mallaamme Malloihimme adessive Mallallamme Malloillamme ablative Mallaltamme Malloiltamme allative Mallallemme Malloillemme essive Mallanamme Malloinamme translative Mallaksemme Malloiksemme instructive — — abessive Mallattamme Malloittamme comitative — Malloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Mallanne Mallanne accusative nom. Mallanne Mallanne gen. Mallanne genitive Mallanne Mallojenne Mallainnerare partitive Mallaanne Mallojanne inessive Mallassanne Malloissanne elative Mallastanne Malloistanne illative Mallaanne Malloihinne adessive Mallallanne Malloillanne ablative Mallaltanne Malloiltanne allative Mallallenne Malloillenne essive Mallananne Malloinanne translative Mallaksenne Malloiksenne instructive — — abessive Mallattanne Malloittanne comitative — Malloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Mallansa Mallansa accusative nom. Mallansa Mallansa gen. Mallansa genitive Mallansa Mallojensa Mallainsarare partitive Mallaansa Mallojaan Mallojansa inessive Mallassaan Mallassansa Malloissaan Malloissansa elative Mallastaan Mallastansa Malloistaan Malloistansa illative Mallaansa Malloihinsa adessive Mallallaan Mallallansa Malloillaan Malloillansa ablative Mallaltaan Mallaltansa Malloiltaan Malloiltansa allative Mallalleen Mallallensa Malloilleen Malloillensa essive Mallanaan Mallanansa Malloinaan Malloinansa translative Mallakseen Mallaksensa Malloikseen Malloiksensa instructive — — abessive Mallattaan Mallattansa Malloittaan Malloittansa comitative — Malloineen Malloinensa

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.

     ―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?

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		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Malla (type kala)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Mallani Mallani accusative nom. Mallani Mallani gen. Mallani genitive Mallani Mallojeni Mallainirare partitive Mallaani Mallojani inessive Mallassani Malloissani elative Mallastani Malloistani illative Mallaani Malloihini adessive Mallallani Malloillani ablative Mallaltani Malloiltani allative Mallalleni Malloilleni essive Mallanani Malloinani translative Mallakseni Malloikseni instructive — — abessive Mallattani Malloittani comitative — Malloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Mallasi Mallasi accusative nom. Mallasi Mallasi gen. Mallasi genitive Mallasi Mallojesi Mallaisirare partitive Mallaasi Mallojasi inessive Mallassasi Malloissasi elative Mallastasi Malloistasi illative Mallaasi Malloihisi adessive Mallallasi Malloillasi ablative Mallaltasi Malloiltasi allative Mallallesi Malloillesi essive Mallanasi Malloinasi translative Mallaksesi Malloiksesi instructive — — abessive Mallattasi Malloittasi comitative — Malloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Mallamme Mallamme accusative nom. Mallamme Mallamme gen. Mallamme genitive Mallamme Mallojemme Mallaimmerare partitive Mallaamme Mallojamme inessive Mallassamme Malloissamme elative Mallastamme Malloistamme illative Mallaamme Malloihimme adessive Mallallamme Malloillamme ablative Mallaltamme Malloiltamme allative Mallallemme Malloillemme essive Mallanamme Malloinamme translative Mallaksemme Malloiksemme instructive — — abessive Mallattamme Malloittamme comitative — Malloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Mallanne Mallanne accusative nom. Mallanne Mallanne gen. Mallanne genitive Mallanne Mallojenne Mallainnerare partitive Mallaanne Mallojanne inessive Mallassanne Malloissanne elative Mallastanne Malloistanne illative Mallaanne Malloihinne adessive Mallallanne Malloillanne ablative Mallaltanne Malloiltanne allative Mallallenne Malloillenne essive Mallananne Malloinanne translative Mallaksenne Malloiksenne instructive — — abessive Mallattanne Malloittanne comitative — Malloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Mallansa Mallansa accusative nom. Mallansa Mallansa gen. Mallansa genitive Mallansa Mallojensa Mallainsarare partitive Mallaansa Mallojaan Mallojansa inessive Mallassaan Mallassansa Malloissaan Malloissansa elative Mallastaan Mallastansa Malloistaan Malloistansa illative Mallaansa Malloihinsa adessive Mallallaan Mallallansa Malloillaan Malloillansa ablative Mallaltaan Mallaltansa Malloiltaan Malloiltansa allative Mallalleen Mallallensa Malloilleen Malloillensa essive Mallanaan Mallanansa Malloinaan Malloinansa translative Mallakseen Mallaksensa Malloikseen Malloiksensa instructive — — abessive Mallattaan Mallattansa Malloittaan Malloittansa comitative — Malloineen Malloinensa

Statistics

• Malla is the 432^nd 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

Proper noun

Malla f

1. a female given name

Declension

declension of Malla

f-w1	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Malla
accusative	Möllu
dative	Möllu
genitive	Möllu

Old Norse

Proper noun

Malla pl

1. genitive of Mallar

Anagrams

• malla