Malala
Meaning of Malala
Malala rolls off the tongue like a quick flamenco riff—mah-LAH-lah in Pashto, muh-LAH-luh in English—and springs from Pashto roots that once whispered “grieved one” yet now sing “beloved, brave, unstoppable.” Forever tied to folk heroine Malalai of Maiwand and Nobel Peace Prize firecracker Malala Yousafzai, this three-beat name packs more girl-power than a stadium of maracas. In the U.S. it’s still rarer than a toddler who begs for broccoli—hovering around #940 with barely a handful of births each year—so your niña will shine like a piñata among pastel balloons. Choose Malala and you gift your daughter a passport stamped with courage, melody, and just enough picante to spice up every playground she strides across.
Pronunciation
Pashto
- Pronunced as mah-LAH-lah (/maˈlaːla/)
English
- Pronunced as muh-LAH-luh (/məˈlɑːlə/)
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Notable People Named Malala
| Malala Yousafzai - |
