Mahalia - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Mahalia \ma-halia, maha-lia\ is pronounced ma-HAL-yah, ma-HAYL-yah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "tender one". Also possibly from an Aramaic name meaning "marrow". Biblical name that was well used in the 19th century. Singer Mahalia Jackson.

Mahalia has 9 variant forms: Mahala, Mahalah, Mahalath, Mahali, Mahalee, Mahaliah, Mahalla, Mahelia and Mehalia.

Baby names that sound like Mahalia are Mihalia and Mahalya.

Mahalia is an uncommon female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Mahalia. Click here to compare Mahalia with related baby names.