Malia

What does Malia mean?

Malia is a Hawaiian girl name that means calm and gentle, Hawaiian form of Mary. The name comes from mālie (calm). It is pronounced mah-LEE-ah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Malia belongs with other Hawaiian names about peace, gentle and biblical.

How to pronounce Malia

Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.

Is Malia a boy or girl name?

Malia is used mainly as a girl's name. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans feminine.