Malinda - name meaning, 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 common first name for women (#784 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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