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Malin
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malin malîn malīn
English
Alternative forms
en Mallin
Etymology
The surname is from a en enm - diminutive of the given name Mary.
Pronunciation
en /ˈmælɪn/
en ælɪn 2
Proper noun
en English matronymics.
A sea area, off the north coast of Ireland, centred on en Malin Head.
en city co/Klamath County s/Oregon c/US.
Derived terms
en Mallinson
See also
en Malin Bridge
Anagrams
en ailmn Liman Linam Milan lamin liman
Basque
Pronunciation
Proper noun
eu proper noun form
eu Mali ine indef
Finnish
Proper noun
fi proper noun form
fi Mali gen s
fi Mali acc s
Anagrams
fi ailmn ilman liman
French
Etymology
From fr la malignus.
Proper noun
m
the Devil
Hungarian
Etymology
hu Mali -n y
Pronunciation
hu Ma lin
Proper noun
hu proper noun form
hu Mali spe s
Norwegian Bokmål
no:
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb female derived from Magdalena
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Proper noun
nn proper noun
nn female loaned from Swedish
Swedish
sv:
Etymology 1
Vernacular form of sv Magdalena. First recorded in Sweden in 1524.
Pronunciation
sv /ˈmɑːˌlɪn/
Proper noun
c
sv female
sv 1985 w:Marianne Fredriksson Simon och ekarna 236 Wahlström & Widstrand 2001 9146182942 - Hon ska heta Malin.- Varför det, sade Karin som tyckte att det var ett fult gammalt namn som luktade fattigsverige.- Det hette min mamma, sade Mona och då fanns det inget att tillägga. "I'll name her Malin.""Why?" said Karin, who thought it was an ugly and old name that reminded her of a peasant."That was my mom's name," said Mona. Then there was nothing left to say.
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 48 812 females with the given name Malin living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
sv /ˌmaˈliːn/
Proper noun
c
sv
Anagrams
sv ailmn milan