Names
Introduction
Browse Names
Advanced Search
Popularity
Namesakes
Name Days
Submitted Names
Interact
Message Boards
Polls
Predict Rankings
Submit a Name
Tools
Random Renamer
Name Translator
Meanings
Anagrams
Baby Name Expert
Surname Site
Place Name Site
Menu
Sign In
Register
Surname Site
Place Name Site
Introduction
Browse Names
Advanced Search
Popularity
Namesakes
Name Days
Submitted Names
Message Boards
Polls
Predict Rankings
Submit a Name
Random Renamer
Name Translator
Meanings
Anagrams
Baby Name Expert
Sign In
Register
View Message
Home
»
Message Boards
»
All Messages
New Post
Search
Any time
Advanced
Help
This is a reply within a larger thread:
view the whole thread
[Facts] Re: Maliyah
by
Chrisell
6/28/2006, 6:31 AM
in reply to
a message by Carby7
It looks like a respelling of
Malia
influenced by
Aaliyah
.
♦
Chrisell
♦
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
- J.R.R. Tolkien.
Reply
1
Replies
Full-text replies
▾
full-text
compact
Newest first
▾
newest
active
votes
oldest
-
Cleveland Kent Evans
(clevelandkentevans)
6/28/2006, 10:00 AM
That is the most likely explanation, but Maliyah could also be a respelling of Arabic
Malîha
, "praising".
Reply
1