# Malin

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmælɪn/ · frequency rank #46,043

## Definitions
1. An English surname originating as a matronymic.
2. A sea area, off the north coast of Ireland, centred on Malin Head.
3. A city in Klamath County, Oregon, United States.

## Etymology
The surname is from a Middle English diminutive of the given name Mary.

## Easily confused with
- **man** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-man)
- **min** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-min)
- **mall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-mall)
- **mann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-mann)
- **malt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-malt)
- **Maui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-maui)
- **Mein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-mein)
- **maxi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-maxi)
- **mani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-mani)
- **Mari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-mari)
- **mami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-mami)
- **malo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-malo)
- **Maria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-maria)
- **Mario** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-mario)
- **Marie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-marie)
- **mason** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-mason)
- **Milan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-milan)
- **Malta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-malta)
- **mania** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-mania)
- **maxim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-maxim)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amlin`, `mailn`, `malinn`, `mallin`, `malni`, `mlain`, `mmalin`

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