Malena

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
From the Greek name Magdalene, meaning "woman from Magdala"
Pronunciation
ma-LEH-na
ma-LEH-na(Spanish)
Popularity
Malena is not a very common name worldwide. It ranked as the 888th most popular name for girls in the United States in 2020.

cartoon of the name Malena
Cartoon of Malena

Malena Name meanings & History

From the Greek name Magdalene, meaning "woman from Magdala". Swedish and Spanish short form of Magdalena. Malena is widely used as a baby girl name in Spanish-speaking countries.

Zodiac Sign of Malena: Mother Cancer

Synonyms of Malena:

M: Mother,Mushy,Memorabilia,Mommy,Memory,Maternal,Manipulative

A: Angry,Action,Ambitious,Aggressive,Argumentative,Assertive

L: Liaison,Languid,Luscious,Lover,Lazy,Legal,Lovely

E: Environment,Expressive,Exaggerate,Enliven,Enlighten,Entertain

N: Nutrition,Nice,Nitpicking,Neurosis,Nervous,Neat,Nagging

Malena is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Famous people named Malena include Argentine actress Malena Solda and Swedish singer Malena Ernman.

2.) Malena (Female)

Usage: Swedish

Meanings: (Swedish) a familiar form of Magdalen.

Other Forms: Malayna, Malen, Malenna, Malin, Maline, Malini, Malinna


3.) Malena (Female)

Usage:

Meanings: Derived from the Greek name Magdalene, meaning "from Magdala". It can also mean "tower" in Hebrew.


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Cartoon of Malena

Description: Derived from the Greek name Magdalene, meaning "from Magdala". It can also mean "tower" in Hebrew. Contraction of Madalena. Malena is used as a given name for girls.

Famous People

The Argentinean tango and milonga singer Malena Muyala is a famous person with the name Malena.

4.) Malena (Female)

Usage: Bulgarian

Meanings: Malena is a name with several possible meanings across different cultures. In Spanish, it is a combination of the name Magdalena and Maria, and means "woman from Magdala" or "woman from the sea". In Italian, it is derived from the Greek name Helena, meaning "bright, shining light". In Greek, it means "tower".


cartoon of the name Malena
Cartoon of Malena

Description: Spanish, Italian, Greek. Malena is a name with several possible meanings across different cultures. In Spanish, it is a combination of the name Magdalena and Maria, and means "woman from Magdala" or "woman from the sea". In Italian, it is derived from the Greek name Helena, meaning "bright, shining light". In Greek, it means "tower". Contraction of Madalena. Malena is used primarily as a feminine given name.

Famous People

Malena Ernman (Swedish opera singer), Malena Morgan (American adult film actress), Malena Ritter (German politician)

5.) Malena (Female)

Usage:

Meanings: "woman from Magdala" in Greek and "rival" or "favored" in Spanish


cartoon of the name Malena
Cartoon of Malena

Description: "woman from Magdala" in Greek and "rival" or "favored" in Spanish. Contraction of Madalena. The name Malena is used as a first name for baby girls.

Famous People

Malena Ernman (Swedish opera singer)

Related Names to Malena

Magdalena, Elena, Selena, Alena, Helena

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