I saw this name on E News. Pronounced MAH-lin. Says it's the, "Latinate cognate of Magdalene (of Magdala, a town on the coast of the Sea of Galilee)." (From Baby Name Wizzard.)
Of course we all know Malin Akerman, even if we don't know her name. She's not a bad association or anything. She's just an actress worth mentioning that shares the name.
I posted this name a few weeks ago and everyone hated it. I think I got like 25 responses, one said "meh" and everyone else ripped it.
If we ended up with twin girls (possible since we're using fertility meds), this would probably be one of the names. My H LOVES it and we are of Swedish background.
It's extremely popular in Scandinavia (Sweden in particular). I know a ton of Malins and think it's a great name!
Yes, this. I think it was popular back when I was born.There were a lot of girls in my class with this name and I've got several friends named Malin. For this reason it seems a little dated to me. It's not a bad name though.
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Oh yes, it is on Lord of the Rings, isn't it.
With the "mal" it's the same reason why I can't like Malory, because of the root word of bad.
I agree with both of you on those!
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Makes me think of her (only time I have really heard it).
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I always thought it was pronounced May-lin so I guess I've always butchered the name!
I actually like it the way I pronounce it (haha), but Mah-lin sounds like being mauled for some reason
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This! I only like it pronounced May-lin
Of course we all know Malin Akerman, even if we don't know her name. She's not a bad association or anything. She's just an actress worth mentioning that shares the name.
I personally don't like the name itself.
You say: "Hello. I'm Malin Kennedy."
I hear: "Hello. I'm maulin' Kennedy."
I posted this name a few weeks ago and everyone hated it. I think I got like 25 responses, one said "meh" and everyone else ripped it.
If we ended up with twin girls (possible since we're using fertility meds), this would probably be one of the names. My H LOVES it and we are of Swedish background.
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Yes, this. I think it was popular back when I was born.There were a lot of girls in my class with this name and I've got several friends named Malin. For this reason it seems a little dated to me. It's not a bad name though.