Maleficent
Latin · Girl · 4 syllables
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About the name Maleficent
The name "Maleficent" derives from the Latin word "maleficent," combining "male" (badly) and "facere" (to do), meaning "doing evil" or "harmful." It is not a traditional given name with historical usage, but rather a literary creation coined for the Disney character in 1959, based on the archaic English adjective "maleficent."
The name is primarily associated with Western popular culture and has no established use in any particular culture, religion, or historical tradition prior to its fictional invention.
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Etymology
The name "Maleficent" derives from the Latin word "maleficent," combining "male" (badly) and "facere" (to do), meaning "doing evil" or "harmful." It is not a traditional given name with historical usage, but rather a literary creation coined for the Disney character in 1959, based on the archaic English adjective "maleficent."
The name is primarily associated with Western popular culture and has no established use in any particular culture, religion, or historical tradition prior to its fictional invention.
Maleficent currently ranks #14,613 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2021.
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