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Mahala

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

noun

  1. a female given name.


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Tillman and Palencia had impressive performances, but the game was pretty much a one-man show with Denis Bouanga scoring twice and setting up the other goal by Mahala Opoku.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 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

"Now, Mahala Harris," said Faith, as she glanced in at the nursery door, which opened from her room, "don't let Hendie get up a French Revolution here while I'm gone to dinner."

From Faith Gartney's Girlhood by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)