At a Glance
- Meaning
- Grief-stricken; from Malalai, the Afghan folk heroine
- Origin
- Pashto
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- muh-LAH-lah
Malala is a Pashto girl's name meaning “grief-stricken; from Malalai, the Afghan folk heroine”. It appears in our list of 200+ Tough, Badass Girl Names for a Fierce Little Force.
Meaning & Origin of Malala
Meaning: Grief-stricken; from Malalai, the Afghan folk heroine.
Origin: Pashto.
How to Pronounce Malala
muh-LAH-lahIPA /məˈlɑːlə/
Popularity of Malala
Malala doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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