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[Opinions] Re: Arianne and Arianna
What does it mean? How do you pronounce Malia?
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I know a girl with that name and she pronounces it "mah-LEE-uh". It's the Hawaiian form of Maria (or Mary as this site says) since they don't have an "r" in their alphabet.It means "bitter", as in "bitterly loved".

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