Mahlon Name meanings & History

Sickly, weak. Meaning uncertain; sometimes misinterpreted as a variant of Mahlah ("weakness, sickness" from Hebrew Machlah). In the Old Testament this was the name of the son of Naomi and first husband of Ruth (Ruth 1:2,5; 4:9-10). Became popular among 18th-century English Quakers and Pennsylvania Dutch and their lineage. Mahlon is a rare name and is not commonly used.

Zodiac Sign of Mahlon: Mother Cancer

Synonyms of Mahlon:

M: Memory,Memorabilia,Mommy,Mushy,Manipulative,Maternal,Mother

A: Action,Argumentative,Angry,Assertive,Ambitious,Aggressive

H: Haggle,Heart's Desire,Hope,Hyper,Hobnobbing

L: Liaison,Lazy,Lovely,Legal,Luscious,Lover,Languid

O: Obsessive,Obsolete,Organized,Ostentatious,Obstinate

N: Neat,Neurosis,Nervous,Nagging,Nice,Nitpicking,Nutrition

Mahlon is:

• a Complex name
• a Natural name
• a Simple name

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