This is my first thread here, and I have to say…I am SO pleased I discovered these forums tonight!
Finally, a place to indulge my love of names with people who understand!
We’re not sure of the gender of our baby yet, so we’re currently discussing both boy and girl names - we’re trying to settle on a top choice for both. I [name]LOVE[/name] so many names, but have found it surprisingly hard to settle on one that I love enough to consider using.
I love unusual names and would hate for my child to share a name with another child in class, but I also don’t want to subject them to any bullying - its also important to me that their name has meaning to us.
So - we’ve come up with [name]Malin[/name].
The reason is threefold - firstly, I grew up on a street called [name]Malin[/name] which is where my parents still live. I like the idea of honouring my upbringing.
Secondly - it means “little warrior” which is ideal, as her starsign will be aries.
And finally - my grandmother was known as [name]Mal[/name].
We like the combination [name]Malin[/name] [name]Rose[/name].
I’ve never actually met a person named [name]Malin[/name] (we live in the UK), and I have only heard it used by the actress [name]Malin[/name] Akerman and a singer in the 90s pop group [name]Ace[/name] Of Base!
My first thought was [name]Malin[/name] Akerman. I find it really attractive, stunning, actually–sort of like [name]Maren[/name], but much more striking. [name]How[/name] do you say it? I always assumed it was [name]MAY[/name]-lin, but now that I think of it, I’m probably wrong. [name]Malin[/name] [name]Rose[/name] is very pretty! [name]Rose[/name] is usually filler, but it is a nice name, even nicer if it has significance behind it.
Thanks! I’ve heard it pronounced Mah-lin, but we would pronounce it the same way as the name of my street was pronounced which is just as its spelt … just Ma-lin (Ma as in Map, [name]Lin[/name] as in [name]Caitlin[/name]…sorry I’m rubbish at explaining pronunciation lol!)
I find [name]Malin[/name] very appealing and the personal connection makes me like it for you even more! I thought of the actress straight away, but imo that’s not such a bad thing & I think hearing it said aloud would make me connect it to her less.
I think this is one of those names that is very rare, but not bizarre. I love that. The only negatives I’m seeing is pronouncation. Does it rhyme with [name]Allen[/name] or is it [name]May[/name]-lynn?
Yay, I’m so pleased people seem to like it I quite like [name]Malin[/name] Akerman anyway but luckily she’s not really a household name here in the UK, whenever I’ve mentioned her to people I have to explain who she is lol.
I do think pronounciation will be an issue, but so few names that I like are without that problem (I have a thing for Irish names!) - its pronounced like [name]Allen[/name] but with an M! (Thats a MUCH easier way of explaining it than my previous attempt! lol) xx
There is actually a girl at my kids school named [name]Malin[/name]. I think its spelled Mahlin (they are sleeping or else I would ask). It’s said the same way and is cute and fits her. So I do like it on another persons child too. Good luck!
We’d be pronouncing it like [name]Allan[/name] with an M, as its meant in tribute to the street I grew up on - which takes its name from a place called [name]Malin[/name] Head in [name]Ireland[/name], so its a different pronounciation from the Swedish name
I first thought it was [name]May[/name]-[name]Linn[/name] also. [name]One[/name] of my middle name choices for a boy is [name]Mahlon[/name] (pronounced similarly) to honor my husbands grandfather so I automatically loved the name, although I never thought of it as a girls name…I like that it is original, I just always try to think of how most people are going to pronounce it and whether she is going to always have to correct people or not
I’ve heard it pronounced Mah-lin, but we would pronounce it the same way as the name of my street was pronounced which is just as its spelt … just Ma-lin