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HI! I am a young woman from Finland and my surname is Malin. I would like to know the origins of this name. I have found out that there are Malins in other countries, too: in England, Ireland, Sweden, Germany, France... How to find the origins of my own name? Or are the Malins of Europe all related to one ancestor and where did he come from? Are there any other Malins in this chat??? My grandfather is dead but he did not know the origins of the name. I always thought the name was not Finnish but what is it then and how did it arrive in this northern land of mine???