Questions about Malina vs. Malena...

BecomingFamilyofFour · December 2011

Which one do you prefer?

Which one is likely to have fewer pronounciation errors?

How would you say each?

How would you shorten each?

SummerMama12 · December 2011

I would actually prefer Melina. Malina looks off somehow. Melina is the only way I have ever seen this name spelled. There is a girl in my son's class w/ this name.

I'd pronounce Malina as Ma-Lee-Na and Malena as Ma-Lay-Na.

To shorten, I would say Mel, which is another reason I prefer Melina.

BackseatDriver · December 2011

SummerMama12:
I would actually prefer Melina. Malina looks off somehow. Melina is the only way I have ever seen this name spelled. There is a girl in my son's class w/ this name.

I'd pronounce Malina as Ma-Lee-Na and Malena as Ma-Lay-Na.

To shorten, I would say Mel, which is another reason I prefer Melina.

I agree with this. I actually wouldn't be certain how to pronounce Malena.

DawnJM25 · December 2011

I know you didn't ask this, but these names remind me of prescription medications like Mirena. I would say Malina is pronounced like Muh-lee-nuh, and Malena is pronounced like Muh-lay-nuh. The could me shortened to Mallie, Molly?, Lena, Lanie, etc.

Mamaofthesea · December 2011

According to Behind the Name, it looks like these two spellings have different origins (and Melina, as PP mentioned, has a different origin all together). So maybe it sort of depends on which origin you prefer and the meanings and history behind the different origins.

Malina is pronounced Mah-LEE-nah and is the English/Scottish or Polish version (means Raspberry in Polish)

Malena is the Swedish, Spanish, and Czech variation. I would tend to pronounce this one more like Mah-LAY-na, but might pronounce it Mah-LEE-na. I think you'd get more variation in pronunciation with this spelling.

I tend to prefer Malina, but I think it's just because it looks similar to the spelling of my DD's name so my eye/brain automatically prefers it.

CiderWench · December 2011

Look up the definition of "melena." It may change your mind about this name.

anna7602 · December 2011

Malena is the traditional spelling I am familiar with and I've heard it pronounced 3 different ways: Ma-lehn-uh, Ma-lane-uh and Ma-leen-uh.

morgs8384 · December 2011

My sister in law just had a baby girl two months ago. She named her Malena. Ma-leen-uh. She spelled it that way because she knew of a little girl whos name was spelled that way, and she didn't want people calling her "mel" if she spelled it with an ME.

thefiftyone · December 2011

Just FYI melena (mah-LEEN-uh) is a medical term for bloody stool. Maybe I only know this because I'm an RN but I could never use this name because of it. Probably most people wouldn't make the connection but I would want someone to tell me before I decided on this name.

blu-eyedwife · December 2011

Which one do you prefer? Malena

Which one is likely to have fewer pronounciation errors? I think Malina has less variations of pronunciation which could lead to fewer pronunciation errors.

How would you say each? Malina = Mah-leen-ah, Malena = Mah-layne-ah

How would you shorten each? I probably wouldn't, but either could be Lina/Layna

alehayes · December 2011

I taught a Melina (pronounced like I would pronounce Malina, Ma-lee-na) whose family called her Mimi. I thought that was cute.

ljtvirkus · December 2011

blu-eyedwife:
Which one do you prefer? Malena

Which one is likely to have fewer pronounciation errors? I think Malina has less variations of pronunciation which could lead to fewer pronunciation errors.

How would you say each? Malina = Mah-leen-ah, Malena = Mah-layne-ah

How would you shorten each? I probably wouldn't, but either could be Lina/Layna

This exactly.

nah82 · December 2011

I had a friend in school named Marlena (named after the soap opera character), so if I saw the name Malena, I would think somebody missed the R.

catgirlmars · December 2011

I was going to tell you melena is bloody poop, but it's been said. Just want you to know that more people know this term than you may think and if she ever goes into any sort of medical field it will be brought up...

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