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English
Etymology
The surname is from a Middle English diminutive of the given name Mary.
Proper noun
Malin
- An English surname originating as a matronymic.
- A sea area, off the north coast of Ireland, centred on Malin Head.
- A city in Klamath County, Oregon, United States.
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Basque
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Malin
- inessive indefinite of Mali
Finnish
Proper noun
Malin
- genitive singular of Mali
- accusative singular of Mali
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French
Etymology
From Latin malignus.
Proper noun
Malin m
- the Devil
Hungarian
Etymology
Mali + -n
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Malin
- superessive singular of Mali
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Malin
- a female given name derived from Magdalena
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Malin
- a female given name loaned from Swedish
Swedish
Etymology 1
Vernacular form of Magdalena. First recorded in Sweden in 1524.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Malin c (genitive Malins)
- a female given name
1985, Marianne Fredriksson, Simon och ekarna, Wahlström & Widstrand, published 2001, →ISBN, page 236:- 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, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 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
Proper noun
Malin c (genitive Malins)
- a surname
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