Bulgarian · Serbian

Malina

Pronounced ma-LEE-naShare

Meaning: Raspberry

  • Girl
  • Uncommon
  • 3 syllables

The story

In Bulgarian, Serbian and related Slavic use, Malina is a raspberry name. A separate Scottish Malina is linked to Malcolm; the fruit meaning should not be applied to that different history.

Nicknames

  • Mali
  • Lina

Spellings & variants

  • Malinka

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Malina comes from Bulgarian and Serbian.

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