64%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Dutch Pronounced Pron. /ˈmɛ.lə/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element mahal meaning "meeting, assembly, court" (Proto-Germanic *maþlą). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootmahalOther Languages & CulturesMahali(Germanic) PopularityDetails Last ranked #63 in 2023 Netherlands People think this name isRate·Details youthful informal natural wholesome refined strange simple Categories ends in -elle, Ursula K. Le Guin characters