Maleha as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Maleha

What is the meaning of the name Maleha ?

The baby name Maleha is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Mah-LEE-ha; IPA: /məˈliːhə/.

Maleha is Arabic in Origin.

Maleha is a feminine given name of Arabic origin, from malīḥa (مليحة), the feminine form of malīḥ, an adjective built on the Semitic root m-l-ḥ “salt.” In classical Arabic, malīḥa describes someone “beautiful, charming, and witty,” with a nuance of “piquant, pleasant,” akin to the English idea of “salty” meaning lively. The name thus conveys beauty, grace, and engaging character.

It appears across the Arabic-speaking world and, via Persian and Urdu, became common in South Asia in the 20th century, especially among Muslim families in Pakistan and Bangladesh; it is also found in Gulf communities and the diaspora. The adjective malīḥa is frequent in classical Arabic verse as praise for feminine beauty and lively wit, which helped its adoption as a given name. Variants and spellings include Maliha, Maleeha, Malihah, and Turkish Meliha (with male counterpart Melih); transliterations sometimes render the long ī as ee or i.