The baby name Maldin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈmæl.dɪn/; respelling: MAL-din.
Maldin is Welsh in Origin.
The baby name Maldin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈmæl.dɪn/; respelling: MAL-din.
Maldin is Welsh in Origin.
Maldin (MAL-din) most plausibly stems from English place- and surnames Maldon/Malden, from Old English mǣl “marker, monument; cross” + dūn “hill,” yielding “hill with a marker/cross.” The Essex town of Maldon and the famed poem The Battle of Maldon (c. 991) preserve this root. As a given name, Maldin appears in modern records as a rare surname-to-first-name adoption, appreciated for its crisp, medieval-English feel.
A parallel Celtic strand links Maldin to the Old Irish name Máel Dúin (máel “tonsured devotee” + dún “fortress”), hero of the Voyage of Máel Dúin; Anglicized offshoots include Malden, Maldon, Meldon, and Maldwyn, with Maldin read as a contemporary variant. Related forms and nicknames: Malden, Maldon, Meldon, Maldwyn; short forms Mal or Din. The name’s meanings cluster around “marked hill” or “devotee of the fort,” balancing rugged landscape and monastic heritage.
Maldin is seldom given. We have only 69 recorded uses of it on record, from 13 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #282 | 17 | 5,122 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,177 | 6 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,449 | 23 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Maldin is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:
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