# Malia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /məˈliː.ə/ · frequency rank #32,487

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Hawaiian.

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

## Easily confused with
- **MIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malia-vs-mia)
- **MLA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malia-vs-mla)
- **mall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malia-vs-mall)
- **mama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malia-vs-mama)
- **Maya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malia-vs-maya)
- **mata** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malia-vs-mata)
- **mara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malia-vs-mara)
- **malt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malia-vs-malt)
- **Maui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malia-vs-maui)
- **mana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malia-vs-mana)
- **maxi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malia-vs-maxi)
- **mani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malia-vs-mani)
- **Mari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malia-vs-mari)
- **Mila** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malia-vs-mila)
- **mami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malia-vs-mami)
- **masa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malia-vs-masa)
- **malo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malia-vs-malo)
- **mela** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malia-vs-mela)
- **media** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malia-vs-media)
- **Maria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malia-vs-maria)

## Common misspellings (6)
`amlia`, `maila`, `malai`, `mallia`, `mlaia`, `mmalia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/malia