Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malinda

/mɑlˈində/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: ma-lin-da
IPA: /mɑlˈində/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name originating as a coinage, variant of Melinda.

name

Alternative form of Malindi (“town in Kenya”).

Etymology

Variant of Melinda, used since the eighteenth century.

Rhymes With

dorinda inda olinda clorinda florinda celinda

Questions

How do you pronounce malinda?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɑlˈində/.
What does malinda mean?: A female given name originating as a coinage, variant of Melinda.
Where does malinda come from?: Variant of Melinda, used since the eighteenth century.

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