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

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

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

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

O: Organized,Obstinate,Obsessive,Obsolete,Ostentatious

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

Mahlon is:

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

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