Malia
# Malia

Malia or Mallia may refer to:

## Places

* 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

* 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
