Malla

== 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) 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. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Malla”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 499. === Anagrams === Allam, llama == Faroese == === Proper noun === Malla f a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== Matronymics Malla's son: Malluson Malla's daughter: Malludóttir ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑlːɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝lːɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑlːɑ Syllabification(key): Mal‧la Hyphenation(key): Mal‧la === Etymology 1 === From Northern Sami Malla. ==== Proper noun ==== Malla A fell with two peaks, and a nature reserve, in Finnish Lapland. a female given name of modern usage, transferred from the place name ===== Declension ===== === 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 a diminutive of the female given name Maria, Marja, Amalia etc. ===== Declension ===== === Statistics === Malla is the 384th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,096 female individuals (and as a middle name to 131 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. == Icelandic == === Proper noun === Malla f (proper noun, genitive singular Möllu) a female given name ==== Declension ==== == Old Norse == === Proper noun === Malla pl genitive of Mallar === Anagrams === malla