Malinda - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Malinda \m(a)-lin-da, mal(i)-nda\ is a variant of Melinda (Latin), and the meaning of Malinda is "sweet".

The baby name Malinda sounds like Malynda and Malinde. Other similar baby names are Calinda, Salinda, Kalinda, Malina, Marinda and Yalinda.

Malinda is a very popular female first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Malinda. Compare Malinda with related baby names.