Mahalia

Mahalia meaning and name origin

Mahalia \ma-halia, maha-lia\ as a girl's name is pronounced ma-HAL-yah, ma-HAYL-yah. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Mahalia 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.

View a list of the 2 names that reference Mahalia.

Popularity of Mahalia

Mahalia is a somewhat popular first name for women (#4131 out of 4276) but an uncommon surname or last name for all people. (1990 U.S. Census)

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