Gentle or dark; a variant of Melinda
Malynda is a modern spelling variant of Melinda. It likely combines the Germanic element 'lind', meaning soft or gentle, with the prefix 'Mel-', which can stem from the Greek 'melas' meaning dark or the Latin 'mel' meaning honey.
Less common today
Malynda isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,698 in 1991.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
