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Malaika

Meaning — From the Arabic "malā'ika" (plural of "malak") meaning angels — the heavenly messengers of God in Islamic theology. The name Malaika literally means "angels" or, used as a singular feminine name, "my angel". It is widely used across East Africa and the Arabic-speaking world, often associated with the Swahili love song "Malaika" ("Angel, I love you, angel").·Arabic origin·Female·mah-LAY-kah

Malaika Malaika carries a sense of ethereal grace and a goodness that seems too perfect for the ordinary world — a name for characters who are genuinely angelic in their purity of heart, and who sometimes struggle in a world that doesn't quite deserve that quality. The name is often at its most interesting when the "angel" is forced to make difficult, human choices.

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Malaika Al-HassanMalaika MansourMalaika KhalilMalaika NasserMalaika RashidMalaika Aziz

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