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Malinda

Malinda proper noun: a female given name originating as a coinage, variant of Melinda. Also the alternative form of Malindi.

Proper noun

Malinda

  1. A female given name originating as a coinage, variant of Melinda.

Also used as

Malinda is also the alternative form of Malindi.

Origin of Malinda

Variant of Melinda, used since the eighteenth century.

Questions about Malinda

What does Malinda mean?
Malinda means a female given name originating as a coinage, variant of Melinda.
What part of speech is Malinda?
Malinda is a proper noun.

Words near Malinda in the dictionary

  1. Malin Head
  2. Malina
  3. Malinalxochitl
  4. Malinao
  5. Malinas
  6. Malinda
  7. Malindi
  8. Malines
  9. malinfluence
  10. malinfluences
  11. malinformation

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