MAHALA  (Ma-HAIL-ah)

Gender: F
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: "tender affection"

Attractive Old Testament name best known in the form Mahalia, as in singer Jackson.

Nicknames & Variations:
Mahelea, Mahaylia, Mahalath, Mahila, Mahaley, Mahela, Mahaylah, Mahalie, Mahelia, Mahaliah, Mehalah, Mahalar, Mahlaha, Mehalia, Mahalia, Mahilia, Mehala, Mahalla, Mahayla, Mahlah, Mahalah, Maheleah

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