THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Mafalda
Mafalda is recorded as a female given name in Cebuano. Its individual lexical definition is supplied below. The entry’s language identifies where this name sense is documented, without establishing an ultimate etymological origin.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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CebuanoEtymology & source
a female given name
Wiktionary: Mafalda (Cebuano) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
SpanishEtymology & source
a female given name
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PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Mafalda in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
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Similar names to Mafalda
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Macacna·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Mafra·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Mahida·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Maila♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Malaya♂♀Free; not under another’s control
- Mamadra·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Mapalad·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Maan♀Short form of Maria Ana, Maria Angela, Maria Angelica, Mary Ann, and Marie Antoinette
What rhymes with Mafalda?
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- Wiktionary contributors — Mafalda (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Mafalda (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.