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Mahala

American  
[muh-hey-luh] / məˈheɪ lə /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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Against Portland, it came from defender Giorgio Chiellini and captain Carlos Vela in the first half and Mahala Opoku seven minutes into the second.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2023

His father, Henry, was a bellhop who later became head of transportation for Cleveland Trust, one of Ohio’s largest banks; his mother, Mahala Ashley Dickerson, was a longtime friend of civil rights activist Rosa Parks.

From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2022

Survivor Mahala Douglas described the final dinner to the Montreal Gazette: “The tables were gay with pink roses and white daisies. … The food was superb: caviar, lobster, quail.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2019

Add a Reply Cancel Edward Mahala • October 29, 2011, 4:30 PM If you walk into the finest restaurants they have a coat and hat check.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2012

One says he called her Mahala Purnell as soon as he saw her.

From The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. by Still, William