Malay

Female: 1 country

Origin: Malayu

Etymology tree Malay Melayuder. English Malay From Malay Melayu, from Malayu, a kingdom on Sumatra's eastern coast (today's Jambi), mentioned by the Chinese Monk Yijing as 末羅瑜國 and during the Yuan (1271–1368) and Ming (1368–1644) dynasties as 木剌由, 麻里予兒, 巫來由 and 無來由. First attested in English as 1598. Exonymous derivation from Malayalam മല (mala, “mountain”) has not been demonstrated.

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Name Variants & Related

Malaya Derived from Malay
Malayah Derived from Malay
Malayha Derived from Malay
Malayia Derived from Malay
Malayja Derived from Malay
Malayka Derived from Malay
Malayla Derived from Malay
Malayna Derived from Malay

Popularity by Country

Malay

Female Rank #16814

Popularity Over Time

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