Malia

Malia or Mallia may refer to:

Places

• Malia (archaeological site), a Minoan/Mycenae archaeological site in Greece
• Malia, Crete, a town on the north coast of Crete
• Malia, Cyprus, a village in southern Cyprus
• Malia, Iran, a village
• Malia, a taluk(a) (administrative division) in Junagadh district, Gujarat, India
• Malia, an ancient name of Cape Agrilia, a cape on the island of Lesbos, Greece

People

Historical

• Mallia gens, a plebeian family of ancient Rome

Surname

• Emmanuel Mallia, a Maltese politician
• Francisco Jesús Pérez Malia or Francis (born 1981), Spanish footballer
• George Mallia (born 1978), a professional Maltese footballer
• Gorg Mallia (born 1957), a Maltese communications academic, author and cartoonist
• Juan Cruz Mallía (born 1996), Argentine rugby union player
• Liz Malia (born 1949), American politician
• Luca Mallia, a Maltese footballer
• Martin Malia (1924–2004), American historian specializing in Russian history
• Mitchell Mallia (born 1992 in New South Wales), an Australian footballer

Given name

• Malia Cohen (born 1977), American politician
• Mallia Franklin (1952–2010), a vocalist with Parliament-Funkadelic
• Malia Hosaka (born 1969), American professional wrestler
• Malia Johnston, New Zealand choreographer and dance director
• Malia Jones (born 1977), American model and surfer
• Malia Scotch Marmo, American screenwriter
• Malia Metella (born 1982), French Olympian swimmer
• Malia Obama (born 1998), daughter of former U.S. President Barack Obama
• Malia Pyles (born 2000), American actress
• Malia (model) (born 1983), Japanese fashion model
• Malia (singer) (born 1978), Malawian vocalist
• Malia (American musician), American singer-songwriter

Other uses

• Malians (Greek tribe), in Ancient Greece
• Malia (bird), a passerine bird endemic to Sulawesi
• Malia (canoe), a Hawaiian-style wooden racing canoe
• "Malìa" (song), an 1887 song by Paolo Tosti
• Malìa (film), 1946 film directed by Giuseppe Amato
• Malta Library and Information Association (MaLIA), a member of the International Federation of Library Associations

See also

• Hawaiian name
• Malea (disambiguation)
• Maleia, a river in Romania
• Malian (disambiguation)
• Maliya, the Hittite goddess of gardens