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Malinda

American  
[muh-lin-duh] / məˈlɪn də /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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She also references Malinda Russell, the first Black American to publish a cookbook.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2025

"This is a low-income area, people are not rich here, and people will exploit opportunities for income," explains Malinda Gardiner from Conservation South Africa.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024

For Malinda Cvitkovic in Ventura, the higher expectations of independence felt like a plus.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024

Former Mount Rainier mayor Malinda Miles said in an interview that although Gaines should’ve known better, there was more to her story than her mistake.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2022

Envious people have hinted at this as the attraction which first caught the respected mother of my Malinda Jane and the respected mother-in-law of myself; but ideas so unbecoming I repel with proper scorn.

From Trifles for the Christmas Holidays by Armstrong, H. S.