Malana /ma-la-na/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced ma-LAH-nah. It is of Hawaiian origin, and the meaning of Malana is buoyant, light.
Malana is an uncommonly occurring given name for women but a somewhat prominent last name for both adults and children (#104257 out of 150436, Top 69%). (2000 U.S. Census). Displayed below is an analysis of the popularity of Malana and affiliated names. The only popular related form of Malana (outside Top 1000) is Melina (#598 last year) . This girl name reached the height of its popularity in the year 2009 (usage of 0.544%) and has become significantly less popular since (usage 0.402%, down 26.1%). Malana is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced Ma-la-na. In the U.S. in 2014, it ranked 4295 in baby name popularity for girls with 34 occurrences. The name Malana is of Hawaiian origin, and is used mostly in Hawaiian speaking countries but also in a few other countries and languages of the world. This doesn't mean that the name Malana is not popular in other countries all over the world. The name might be popular in other countries, in different languages, or even in a different alphabet, as we use the characters from the Latin alphabet to display the data. Malana is a tiny village with just about 100 houses and is very unique in many other ways. The place is not civilized, and the people here believe they are descendents of Alexander the great. If you consider naming your baby Malana we recommend you take note of the special meaning and history of the name as your baby’s name will play a big role in its life and your baby will hear it spoken every day. The meaning of Malana is “Light”. Keep in mind that many names may have different meanings in other countries and languages, so be careful that the name that you choose doesn’t mean something bad or unpleasant. Malana /ma-la-na/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced ma-LAH-nah. It is of Hawaiian origin, and the meaning of Malana is buoyant, light. See also Malina.
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