My name is Mahla and I'm from Iran. In Persian Mahla means "someone that is more beautiful than the moon" or "someone that has a good voice". But in Arabic it means "calm and quiet" or "not too fast".
The book Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle is a retelling of the flood story. In it, Mahlah is Noah's second-youngest daughter. She is pretty, willful, and deserts the family.
In Persian Mahla means "someone that is more beautiful than the moon" or "someone that has a good voice".
But in Arabic it means "calm and quiet" or "not too fast".