Thoughts on name 'Malina' for a girl

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Just wondering what you all think of the name Malina (please be as honest as possible, I won't be offended) I personally think it's lovely, but worried it is too out there.

Also, forgot to say, it would be pronounced Ma-lee-na

I know a Malina (adult now). She's lovely. It's a lovely name and def not overused.

Malaena, pronounced the same way is the medical term for a poo with old blood in it.

Look up Maleana (different spelling same pronunciation though) you might change your mind. Sorry.

I was going to say lovely but poo with old blood on it took the shine straight off.

It sounds too much like melena to me, which is rather unpleasant (blood in faeces).

Defo changed my mind now! This is why I love this website haha. Thanks @corndollie and @smiffypeabrain

I really like it!

It's horrible it means raspberry in Polish or 'melina' would mean some kind of dirty squat or drinking den

If I’m honest I don’t like it, makes me think of ‘malign’.

Malinda is better imo

Or malingerer

It always make me smirk a bit when I hear it because it means blood in poo in medical terms.
I did wonder at first why someone would call their child after poo, but it’s an actual name apparently.

One of the Obamas daughters is called ‘Malia Ann’ which I think is lovely.

No, because of the medical term. Also the prefix 'mal' in front of a word tends to be negative - malaise, malice, malign, malingering.

My parents were going to call me Melena till a doctor friend told them the above...

What about Marina instead?

@skykavin I have a Marina ❤️

Marina’s lovely

Think it means mermaid in Italian?

No hang on, I’m thinking Sirena

First thing I thought of was some kind of medicine.

I like Malia and Marina

Except moelena is the medical term for bloody stools 🙈 sorry just saying

It looked odd for a second written down, but when I said it out loud it sounded lovely

It’s becoming an increasingly small world, and the prefix “mal” means “bad” in Latin based languages, hence the medical references from some.

As an example, the adjective “bad” is “male” in Italian and “mala” or “malo” in Spanish.

Personally, I’d choose another name !