Girl · Hebrew, through Swedish
Malin
Say it: MAH-lin
Meaning
A Swedish pet form of Magdalena, from Hebrew 'woman of Magdala', a town whose name means 'tower'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Popular in Sweden in the second half of the 20th century.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 934 babies given this name since 1935
- At its height in 2012, about 1 in 26,700 girls
- 34 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Magdalene |
|---|---|
| French | Madeleine |
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Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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