MALTA  

Gender: F
Origin: Place-name

One place-name that sounds oddly stodgy.

Read Nameberry blog posts about Malta:

• PLACE NAMES: New Destinations
• BABY NAMES FROM BOOKS: 20 Lost Literary Boys' Names
• BABY NAMES FROM BOOKS: 20 Lost Literary Girls' Names
• EXOTIC LITE: Girls' Edition
• OFF THE MAP: Unusual place names