Malia or Mallia may refer to:
Places
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Malia, Crete
Malia or Mallia ( el, Μάλια) is a coastal town and a former municipality in the northeast corner of the Heraklion regional unit in Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reforms it is part of the municipality of Hersonissos, of which ...
, a town on the north coast of Crete
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Malia, Cyprus, a village in southern Cyprus
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Malia, Iran, a village
* Malia, a ''taluk(a)'' (administrative division) in
Junagadh district
Junagadh district is a district of the Indian state of Gujarat. Its administrative headquarters is the city of Junagadh.
Geography
The district is located on the Kathiawar peninsula in western Gujarat. It is surrounded by Rajkot District (North) ...
, Gujarat, India
* Malia, an ancient name of
Cape Agrilia Cape Agrilia ( el, Άκρα Αγριλιά, Ákra Agriliós), anciently Malea ( grc, Μαλέα) or Malia (Μαλία) or Mania (Μανία), la, Malia Promontorium, is the southeasternmost point of the island of Lesbos. It is also known as Agrelia ...
, a cape on the island of Lesbos, Greece
People
Historical
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Mallia gens
The gens Mallia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome. Due to its relative obscurity, the nomen ''Mallius'' is frequently, but erroneously amended to the more common ''Manlius''. The only member of this gens to obtain any of the higher curule ...
, a plebeian family of ancient Rome
Surname
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Emmanuel Mallia, a Maltese politician
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Francisco Jesús Pérez Malia or Francis (born 1981), Spanish footballer
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George Mallia
George Mallia (born 10 October 1978 in Sliema, Malta) is a retired professional footballer who last played for Maltese Premier League side Qormi FC as a midfielder.
Playing career
George made his debut with Sliema Wanderers in the Maltese Premie ...
(born 1978), a professional Maltese footballer
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Gorg Mallia (born 1957), a Maltese communications academic, author and cartoonist
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Liz Malia (born 1949), American politician
* Luca Mallia, a Maltese footballer
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Martin Malia (1924–2004), American historian specializing in Russian history
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Mitchell Mallia
Mitchell Daniel Mallia (born 22 March 1992) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays for Blacktown City in the NPL NSW.
Playing career
Club
Central Coast Mariners
On 31 January 2010 he made his first team debut for the Mariner ...
(born 1992 in New South Wales), an Australian footballer
Given name
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Mallia Franklin
Rosalind Mallia Franklin (March 1, 1952 – February 5, 2010), also known as The Queen Of Funk, was a vocalist of the American funk band Parliament-Funkadelic. She introduced friends George Clinton and Bootsy Collins in 1971, and brought ex- Ohi ...
(1952–2010), a vocalist with Parliament-Funkadelic
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Malia Hosaka
Malia Hosaka (born October 7, 1969) is an American professional wrestler. She is a former NWA World Women's Champion.
Professional wrestling career
Malia Hosaka was trained by Killer Kowalski at the wrestling training camp run by Misty Blue Simmes ...
(born 1969), American professional wrestler
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Malia Johnston, New Zealand choreographer and dance director
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Malia Jones
Malia Jones (born March 27, 1977) is an American model and surfer.
Life and career
Jones was born in Loma Linda, California, and moved to Kailua, Hawaii, at the age of two. Jones is of Hawaiian,-Filipino, German and English descent. She ...
(born 1977), American model and surfer
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Malia Scotch Marmo, American screenwriter
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Malia Metella (born 1982), French Olympian swimmer
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Malia Obama
The family of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, is a prominent American family active in law, education, activism and politics. Obama's immediate family circle was the first family of the United States from 2009 to 2017, a ...
(born 1998), daughter of former U.S. President Barack Obama
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Malia Pyles
Malia Leilani Pyles (born July 13, 2000) is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayals of Sarah Baskets on FX's '' Baskets'' and Minnie "Mouse" Honrada in HBO Max's '' Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin''.
Early life and educatio ...
(born 2000), American actress
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Malia (model) (born 1983), Japanese fashion model
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Malia (singer)
Malia (born 1978) is a singer from Malawi. She has released seven studio albums.
Biography
Malia's mother is Malawian and her father is from the United Kingdom. She moved to London when she was a teenager. After finishing school, Malia pursued a ...
(born 1978), Malawian vocalist
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Malia (American musician), American singer-songwriter
Other uses
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Malians (Greek tribe)
The Malians ( grc, Μαλιεῖς, ''Malieis'') were a Greek tribe that resided at the mouth of the river Spercheios in Greece. The Malian Gulf is named after them. In the western valley of the Spercheios, their land was adjacent to the Aeni ...
, in Ancient Greece
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''Malia'' (bird), a passerine bird endemic to Sulawesi
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''Malia'' (canoe), a Hawaiian-style wooden racing canoe
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"Malìa" (song), an 1887 song by Paolo Tosti
* Malìa (film), 1946 film directed by
Giuseppe Amato
Giuseppe Amato (born Giuseppe Vasaturo; 24 August 1899 – 3 February 1964) was an Italian film producer, screenwriter and director. He produced 58 films between 1932 and 1961, and is especially known for ''Bicycle Thieves''.
He was born in ...
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Malta Library and Information Association (MaLIA), a member of the International Federation of Library Associations
See also
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Hawaiian name
A Hawaiian name is a name in the Hawaiian language. Such names are popular not only in Hawaiian families, but also among other residents of Hawaii, and even in the United States mainland among both non-native and native Hawaiians.
Meanings of ...
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Malea (disambiguation)
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Maleia
The Maleia is a left tributary of the river Jiul de Est in Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It bord ...
, a river in Romania
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Malian (disambiguation)
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Maliya
Maliya was a goddess worshiped by Hittites in the Bronze Age. She was most likely a deified river in origin, but she was also associated with gardens and with artisanship, specifically with leatherworking and carpentry. The oldest attestations of ...
, the Hittite goddess of gardens
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