Malena

English variation of Magdalen

"high tower or woman from Magdala"

Malena Origin and Meaning

Variation of Madeline

Malena Popularity

• 1804 Nameberry 2019
• 343 Germany 2016

20 Names Similar to Malena

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• Delores
• Marla
• Perttu
• Zahrah
• Barto
• Nolwyn
• Melida
• Noelene
• Joelly
• Maggi
• Ksenia
• Lorinda
• Finli
• Trude
• Nadene
• Gwenn
• Marchita
• Élénora
• Valentijan

Famous People Named Malena

• Malena Belafonte
• Malena Crawford
• Malena Ernman
• Malena Costa
• Malena Ratner
• Malena Lott
• Malena Watrous ( American Novelist)

Malena in Pop Culture

• In many Slavic languages "malena" means "small"
• Contraction of Spanish "Maria Elena"
• In Croatia Malena means “my little one”
• Malena is the name of Argentinian Tango
• Maléna Italian movie by Giuseppe Tornatore