Maldives: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Maldives – Meaning: Garland of islands – Origin: Sanskrit – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: mawl-DEEVZ


Maldives is a Sanskrit unisex name meaning “Garland of islands”. It appears in our list of 200+ Island Baby Names for Families Who Love the Sea.

Meaning & Origin of Maldives

Meaning: Garland of islands.

Origin: Sanskrit.

Source: Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Maldives

Phonetic: mawl-DEEVZ   IPA: /mɔːlˈdiːvz/

Popularity of Maldives

Maldives 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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