December 12
Why this day? Malia is a short form of Amalia, and shares its name day.
Malia is celebrated in France, the United States, Italy, Spain, Brazil and Germany on August 15; Argentina on December 12.
Malia is a short form of Amalia. It keeps its origin (Germanic) and meaning — work, effort, vigor, and shares its name day, December 12.
On birth records, Malia is rarely written as such: the Malias are Amalias (66,792 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Amalia page. Malia is also a short form of Amelia, Amelie.
Malia is a short form of Amalia, which means work, effort, vigor.
December 12, together with Amalia: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Amalia.
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