Mafalda

Where Mafalda comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Mafalda.

  • Vowel-ended
Mafalda through the years
  1. 1197
    Mafalda of Portugal born
    Portuguese infanta, Castilian queen consort, and nun
  2. 1902
    First appearance
    #1,793 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1915
    Peak, #756
    76 babies named Mafalda, its best rank.
  4. 1930
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,347.
  5. 1974
    Mafalda Arnauth born
    Portuguese fado singer, veterinarian
In the dictionary

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Namesakes
  • Mafalda of Portugal · Portuguese infanta, Castilian queen consort, and nun, 1197–1256
  • Mafalda Arnauth · Portuguese fado singer, veterinarian, born 1974
  • Mafalda of Portugal · Portuguese infanta, 1149–1160
  • Mafalda Favero · singer, 1905–1981
  • Mafalda Veiga · Portuguese singer-songwriter, born 1965

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.