Malaga

• Málaga

From Spanish Málaga, from Arabic مَالَقَة (Mālaqa), from Latin Malaca, from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤊 (Málaka or Malake) of uncertain origin but possibly derived from Proto-West Semitic *milḥ- (“salt”). The American places are from the Spanish city. The surname is also sometimes derived via Polish Malaga.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæləɡə/, /məˈlɑːɡə/

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Malaga (countable and uncountable, plural Malagas)

2. A port city, the capital of the province of Malaga, Andalusia, Spain.
4. A province of Andalusia, Spain, around the city.
5. A place in the United States:
   1. A census-designated place in Fresno County, California.
   2. An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
   3. A census-designated place in Eddy County, New Mexico.
   4. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Monroe County, Ohio.
   5. An unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington.
6. A suburb of Perth in the City of Swan, Western Australia.
7. A surname.

• Malagan

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Malaga is the 36204^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 619 individuals. Malaga is most common among Hispanic/Latino (65.91%), White (20.68%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (12.28%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Malaga”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 496.

• Málaga (rare)

Borrowed from Spanish Málaga.

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.la.ɡa/, (colloquial) /maˈla.ɡa/

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• Rhymes: -alaɡa, -aɡa
• Syllabification: Ma‧la‧ga
• Homophone: malaga

Malaga f (related adjective malagijski)

1. Malaga (a port city, the capital of the province of Malaga, Andalusia, Spain)
2. Malaga (a province of Andalusia, Spain, around the city)

• Malaga in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Malaga in PWN's encyclopedia
• “Malaga”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022